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This Old House
Lynne Ocone |
10 Minutes to More Flowers A quick annual pruning will keep flowering shrubs shapely and full of blooms.   |
| National Gardening |
Pruning Trees and Shrubs With a little instruction and some common sense, you'll be able to prune your trees, shrubs, and roses like a pro and have beautifully shaped, flowering plants to boot. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
The Kindest Cut How and when to prune small trees and shrubs |
| National Gardening |
Pruning a Hedge Don't hedge your bets. Here's when, how and how much you should prune your hedges. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Early Bloomers Need a fix of flowers to offset the drab colors of winter? Just step outside. By pruning branches from many common deciduous trees and shrubs, you can create beautiful indoor bouquets to serve as harbingers of spring. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2006
Merle Henkenius |
4-Step Pruning Plan Besides improving its appearance, judicial cutting can boost a plant's health. It's easy -- and your trees and shrubs will thank you. |
National Gardening
Lee Reich |
Pruning Fruit Trees How to get young trees off to a good start and keep mature trees productive... |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using Pruners and Loppers Tools and techniques to keep your plants looking their best |
This Old House
Kathryn Keller |
Hedging Your Best A shrub border can enhance your property -- if you keep it in top shape. Here is some expert advice on maintaining a living fence. |
| This Old House |
Norm's Notebook: Hand Pruners TOH landscape contractor Roger Cook offers his pruning tips and techniques. |
| National Gardening |
Pruning Brambles Pruning reduces the chance of pest invasion and infection, allows better air circulation and light exposure and, ultimately, more fruit. |
National Gardening
Kate Jerome |
Shrubs for the Perennial Garden When we think of shrubs, most of us picture foundation plants or a shrub border. Of course shrubs are naturals for these situations, but there is another setting for shrubs -- especially blooming ones -- that we don't always consider: the perennial garden. |
National Gardening
Patricia Acton |
Pussy Willows Why not grow your own for late winter decoration? |
This Old House
Andrew Keys |
Banishing Invasives for Good So you've decided to get rid of the problem shrubs in your garden. Now, how best to ditch them? |
National Gardening
Barbara Martin |
Here's to Rose of Sharon Characteristics of the rose of Sharon shrub as well as advice on cultivating it in a garden. |
| National Gardening |
Maintaining Container Gardens These simple maintenance tasks will keep keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold-climate gardeners prepare for winter. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
15 Foolproof Shrubs Our top picks for plants that provide maximum beauty with minimal hassle |
National Gardening
Beth Marie Renaud |
Roses and Clematis Companions that trail and twine and clasp and kiss... |
| National Gardening |
Peach Care Peaches do best in well-drained, sandy soils. Plant in the spring so the tree will be well established by winter. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
Early Bloomer This hardy shrub announces the arrival of spring. |
This Old House
Jerry Pavia |
Versatile Vines These fast-growing plants could be your best landscape investment this summer. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
Winter Bloomers A mid-winter shot of color for your landscape. |
National Gardening
Karen Dardick |
Shrub Roses Many kinds of shrub roses have been introduced in recent years, especially the ground covers, such as "Cliffs of Dover," "Flower Carpet" and "Jeepers Creepers." |
National Gardening
John R. Dunmire |
Guide to June Gardening The month may present different images in various parts of the country, but to most gardeners, it conveys feelings of richness, abundance, and completion. |
| National Gardening |
Planning a Low-Maintenance Landscape Landscapes that require minimum time and money to maintain require thoughtful planning and installation. So invest early in planning and structures, and you'll pay (and work) less later. |
National Gardening
Kim Haworth |
Fire-Safe Landscaping Homes are tucked into hillside forests and perched atop grassy knolls to take advantage of spectacular views. During fire season, this is an invitation to disaster. But there are several measures you can take to reduce the immediate risk of fire danger around your own home. |
| National Gardening |
Preventing Rose Diseases It's no surprise that roses are among the most popular ornamental garden plants: they're beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow in most climates. |
National Gardening
Andy & Sally Wasowski |
Spectacular Desert Plants Colorful native plants for Southwest gardens |
| National Gardening |
Tools for Planting Using the right tools and the proper techniques will not only make planting less of a chore, but also a greater success. |
National Gardening
Vicky Congdon |
Smoke Bush Cotinus, or smoke bush, can be grown across the United States and is available in several varieties. Buying, planting and growing suggestions are offered. |
National Gardening
Karen Dardick |
The New Patio Trees After filling my garden with roses, delphiniums, irises, daylilies, buddleia, heliotrope, and a host of other plantings, I ran out of space, but not out of the desire to grow more plants. So I turned to plants called standards or patio trees. What are they? |
This Old House
November 10, 2000
Lynn Ocone |
A Private Matter Turn your yard into a secluded haven without giving your neighbors the cold shoulder... |
This Old House
Christopher J. Cohan |
Foundation Plantings The plantings closest to your home should play up its assets and soften its hard edges. |
National Gardening
Patt Kasa |
Shop for Trees & Shrubs Years of experience have helped me hone my detective skills and I've developed an almost fool-proof method of choosing the healthiest specimens for my landscape. You can become a savvy shopper, too, by following these same guidelines. |
This Old House
July 29, 2015 |
6 Questions for Roger Cook This Old House landscape contractor since 1982, Roger Cook talks landscaping trends, project challenges, his favorite plants, and more. |
National Gardening
Robert Kourik |
Gardening Fact or Fallacy? Though plants, soils and weather conditions are always evolving, it seems as if some gardening practices become embedded like fossils. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Get Ready for Fall Now's the best time to spruce up your yard |
| National Gardening |
Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. |
This Old House
September 2007
Roger Cook |
Fall Groundwork "This is prime time to prep your yard for the next growing season," says our landscape contractor. |
National Gardening
Jane von Trapp |
Entry Garden Make-Over A front entrance garden has to be functional and inviting, but where do you begin? |
National Gardening
Lynn Ocone |
Landscaping ... For the Birds How to plan a bird-friendly garden |
National Gardening
Bonnie Lee Appleton |
Fall Tree Care The attention young trees need in Fall |
