So far, this spring has been good for blooming trees and shrubs. One that comes to mind is Saucer Magnolia. This lavender-blooming, multi-stemmed tree is still holding on to blooms in some areas. The ...

Get your garden ready for spring with this essential January pruning checklist. From fruit trees to roses, these are the plants to prune in January.

Looking for a winter garden task? Pruning plants, shrubs, and trees can help improve growth and health. Here are some you ...

Most bushes that flower in the summer do so on new growth. That means you can prune anything you like in the spring, since the new growth hasn’t started yet. Butterfly bush and rose of sharon fall ...

Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...

Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) are now promoting their spring tree orders. Minnesota farmers, ...

Invasive species of shrubs and trees may re-seed and propagate beyond where it’s planted, competing with the native plants for water and nutrients. Examples of invasive trees and shrubs are:· Norway ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

I encourage the planting of hardy trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines during the cool season from November to early March. But many people wait until April and May to hit the nurseries to do their ...

These last weeks have been an experience in color. As the tiny, perfect leaves of oak, maple, ash, birch and others emerge, it looks like a Monet painting — all subtle shades of gold, red, bronze and ...