I have a lot of pruning to do in my garden this winter and would like some advice on how to force some of the branches into flower? — Patty Harris, Riverwoods. Winter is a long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've started growing and taking care of pomegranate trees, you probably don't expect the topic of pruning to come up early in ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

OWOSSO, MI – This massive weeping willow is the centerpiece of a Mid-Michigan backyard – and the main reason the owner bought the house. Kathy Briggerman bought her Owosso home 10 years ago. “I’m a ...

A year-and-a-half long search for Michigan’s biggest trees resulted in 16 new potential state champion trees and the discovery of a massive weeping willow in Shiawassee County. While not a new state ...

I have several overgrown azalea bushes and want to rejuvenate them. Is it too late to cut them back now? I do realize I would lose the spring flowers, but I’m afraid the overgrown condition of the ...

With the height of hurricane season here, you should know how to minimize wind damage. Trees and shrubs can grow too large or unbalanced to be able to withstand windstorms so it is wise to learn how ...

North Carolina law permits trimming a neighbor's branches that overhang your property line, provided the tree isn't damaged. Before trimming, communicate with your neighbor, consider hiring a ...

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...

A weeping willow, once living and graceful, is given new life through the lathe. What emerges is both delicate and enduring. New Social Security report raises alarms for 300 million Americans A ...