Learn how to properly prune Echeveria and other succulents to keep them healthy, compact, and growing beautifully. Easy tips ...

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Spring is so far away, but we can still dream of it! One of my favorite spring flowering shrubs are lilacs. They smell like ...

We have the 5-letter answer for NOUN: "a widely cultivated European shrub (Syringa vulgaris) of the olive family that has cordate ovate leaves and large panicles of fragrant pinkish-purple or white ...

Winter often feels like the best time to do some pruning, especially when leaves are gone, and everything looks bare. It's also when many gardeners like to clean the yard up, cut things back, and get ...

Lilacs (Syringa spp.) are renowned worldwide for their springtime fragrance and beauty. Native to Eastern Europe, they have been a valuable addition to gardens throughout Europe, Asia and America for ...

Q: When should I prune my rose bushes? They never really go completely dormant, in that they keep their leaves and occasionally bloom throughout the winter. Although roses sometimes don’t go ...

When you see one of your shrubs growing a little too wild, your first thought might be to grab those hedge shears and give it a trim. However, choosing what you think is the fastest or simplest ...

We had our first listener question at Homegrown NH, from Vera in Concord: My oak leaf hydrangeas have grown large and are overtaking their beds. Do I wait until spring or after they bloom next summer ...

Regardless of the season, there is almost always a garden to-do list that you can be working on. In November, for example, there are a handful of plants that you can prune so that they come back ...

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