Japanese maples are relatively easy to care for, but they do need some maintenance to make the most of them. One thing gardeners recommend doing this time of year is pruning them. Some simple pruning ...

If you’re looking for an outdoor job to crack on with, there are plenty of plants to prune in January. So it’s time to clean off your secateurs and start snipping. Most plants are dormant this month, ...

For many plants, pruning in late winter can ruin your flower display. But for these summer bloomers, it'll have the opposite ...

Japanese maple trees can be pruned almost anytime of year, but save major pruning for winter when the tree is dormant. Here's ...

Q: Once again, I’m calling on you to help me with a couple of problems with my yard. Firstly, I have a volunteer maple tree and it just started to grow in my yard. It is now about three meters tall ...

Winter pruning takes advantage of the plant’s dormancy. With sap flow slowed and leaves gone, structural flaws are easy to ...