Pruning your butterfly bushes is one of those necessary, but easily forgotten chores. A fear of doing it incorrectly, plus the busy nature of life, is a formula for an overgrown butterfly bush that ...

Butterfly bushes (Buddleja davidii) are known as one of the best plants to attract a variety of butterflies to your yard thanks to their large, nectar-filled flowers. As a bonus, their pink-purple ...

Gardeners across the state are ready to get outside and garden, and late February is an ideal time to do that. From pruning ...

Gardeners preparing their landscapes for the growing season should pay close attention to proper pruning practices.

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Miss this crucial period, and gardeners could be left with "fewer blooms", "smaller harvests", and "leggy, overcrowded plants ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February can feel like a slow month in the garden, as winter drags on and spring is yet to arrive. But there’s lots you can do now ...

Find out what to prune in March and April — and which plants to leave alone — with expert tips to protect spring blooms and ...

Five key plants need cutting back before February ends, or your garden could suffer fewer blooms and smaller harvests this ...