While the majority of the garden's growth slows and frost appears, there are still some plants that can be pruned in December ...
Windy winters can weaken rose roots, but the right fall prep helps keep plants steady. A few simple steps now can set the ...
RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barter shares the plants that benefit from a late-autumn tidy — and which ones to leave until spring.
An expert horticulturist highlights seven plants to prune in December. These are suitable for milder zones, but shouldn’t be ...
While many shrubs in your garden are entering dormancy, November is actually the best time to prune a number of species to improve their growth next spring.
If you love the heady scent of this compact shrub's flowers, put those shears down. Prune in fall and you risk removing buds ...
Not all plants will benefit from a back-to-school season trim. If you've been pruning these plants in fall, you could be chopping the base for future blooms.
Our previous column included notes on pruning and propagating roses, and beginning a project to add roses, by first ...
Autumn sees our gardens slowly winding down for winter, but it's still a great time to get pruning – and, as the weather gets colder, you might wonder which plants actually still benefit from a good ...
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening: The season for roses

Roses are going dormant, so the fall season is the time for annual care for roses in the garden,” writes columnist. “Today’s column outlines seasonal tasks for ...
There is a mix of perennials and shrubs that should not be pruned before winter. Keep in mind that any pruning on a plant encourages growth. Pruning stimulates a growth hormone called an auxin. If you ...