February can feel like a slow month in the garden, as winter drags on and spring is yet to arrive. But there’s lots you can do now to encourage spring growth, especially when it comes to pruning ...

Leafy vines can be pruned any time during the year. Vines that flower in spring should be pruned soon after the bloom. The best time to prune summer-flowering vines is in late winter to early spring.

I don’t have a lot of time to garden at home, so I am strategic about which plants I plant and the maintenance practices I use. My goal is to get the best results in the least amount of time. Trumpet ...

Often growing with little care in the right spot, clematis vines will bloom best when trimmed correctly at least once a year. Knowing how and when to prune clematis can do a lot to keep your vines ...

Q. What can you tell me about trumpet vine or trumpet creeper? Many of my friends tell me to avoid it like the plague. A. Depending on who one talks to, trumpet vine is either native to the ...

WELL, DAY 10 still has no frost and the mild temperatures are pushing several of your landscape plants to “break dormancy.” With that in mind, I started pruning fruit trees this week. Today, I will ...

A. The first challenge is to identify the vine. This vine goes by many names but I believe what you have is a trumpet vine, with a correct name (that no one uses) of Campsis. It usually is very ...