Q I have a quick couple of questions about a holly. We planted one several years ago near Lake Ouachita, and it has done extremely well and is now about 5 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter. And of ...

Q I have waited all season for my hydrangeas to bloom and had nary a one until now. Now, they are covered (see reader's photo). Why now? Nothing has changed that I know of. I live in Fayetteville. A ...

A winter garden is a stark contrast to the vibrant leaves and buds that emerge from stems and soil each spring. Bare branches and crisp brown foliage of perennials that have died back for the season ...

Some trees grow into a nice shape at a measured rate with little help from the tree-planter. But most young trees benefit from some selected pruning cuts — especially in the first two to five years — ...

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 ...

A well-cared for tree requires some pruning, whether to enhance its natural shape to reveal its character; to control its size in relation to its surroundings; to increase or control flower and fruit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Art of Gardening member Kathy Varner introduced her next-door neighbor, Todd Bowman, to talk on the topic of pruning at a meeting ...

While holly trees, or Ilex, are deemed to be some of the easiest evergreen trees to grow, if you have a specimen without ...

There’s a particular mood in the garden in August, I find. Growth in pots, borders and meadows begins to slow, and with it, our pace, too. Stems stretch out, blooms brown, and a golden haze settles on ...

One of Fort Collins' wettest summers on record might have produced significant tree growth in your yard. While that's a good thing in Colorado, all that growth might have your trees looking gangly ...