Shrubs that bloom on old wood (growth from previous years) should be pruned just after flowering in the spring or early summer to allow time for the shrub to regrow and produce next year’s flowers.

Here are the trees and shrubs to get in the ground now, and a few that you're better off planting next spring. Plant deciduous trees in the fall When planting trees in the fall, you want to stick ...

In addition to providing visual privacy, trees and large shrubs clean and cool the air, provide oxygen and reduce water pollution and erosion. Shorter woody groundcovers are perfect for steep slopes.

The series will conclude Jan. 23 with a look at the year’s best new trees and shrubs. Some of the following new edibles are already available online and in catalogs.

Savannas are areas of open grassland with dispersed trees. Learn all about the savanna biome, including wildlife, climate, vegetation, and more.

The cool days of late March and early April offer a great chance to finish pruning your trees and shrubs. When pruning large limbs off trees, begin with an undercut first. This is a cut from the ...

To prune your trees and shrubs, you’ll need a pair of sharp hand pruners. For larger branches, ... Wait a few more weeks and reevaluate your plants after spring growth has begun.

Prune summer-flowering trees and shrubs in mid- to late-winter. Remove dead growth anytime. Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter.

In 1872, Nebraskans planted a million trees in a single day, the origin of Arbor Day. A few decades later, people there created what is today the biggest hand-planted forest in the Western Hemisphere.