pruning

3 min read 2023-04-18 18:00:16

How to prune repeat blooming hydrangea

I have received a lot of questions this month about how and when to prune bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), especially the newer 'repeat

3 min read 2023-04-18 18:00:16

I have received a lot of questions this month about how and when to prune bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), especially the newer 'repeat

3 min read 2023-04-18 18:00:16

I have received a lot of questions this month about how and when to prune bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), especially the newer 'repeat

3 min read 2023-02-22 20:47:00

Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of plants to look at. Deciduous trees and shrubs become particularly interesting

6 min read 2023-01-29 07:59:00

Aloe ferox (white flowers), Aloe 'Moonglow', Opuntia microdasysI spent about seven hours over two days finally giving Dasylirion longissimum a

7 min read 2023-01-09 06:34:47

January 8, 2023 Cincinnati Ohio Dear Marianne, Oh how you described your December in your last letter. Basically, on your knees planting bulbs

9 min read 2022-11-09 05:00:20

Tonight was all about wiring and Mark Kerry did a talk on the principles of wiring followed by one-to-one guidance on wiring specific club

4 min read 2022-10-13 22:30:00

Pruning is an important garden task. Besides simply keeping growth in check, proper pruning also keeps trees and shrubs healthy by ensuring that

23 min read 2022-09-28 00:39:08

The Saturday workshop was excellent with Chris Thomas and the day flew by with bonsai trees of all species and sizes being worked upon. Here is a

2 min read 2022-09-20 21:00:00

No matter how much cleanup and prep you do in your garden before winter arrives, there’s always a list of new maintenance tasks each spring. And

3 min read 2022-07-12 22:00:00

For most of the year, deciduous trees get all the attention. To their credit, though, they do put on quite the show: Blossoming in the springtime,

15 min read 2022-07-07 00:11:23

With July comes the start of summer proper. All hints of spring – the tender green foliage, untidy daffodil leaves and fleeting, fragile blossom

5 min read 2022-06-25 21:16:47

Last week we had a workshop at Lee Verhorevoort Bonsai with Lee and it was superb to get his help and advice on some of our bonsai trees. He is a

3 min read 2022-06-24 23:41:00

It’s been a while since I last pruned some young quince and crabapples I’ve been growing from seed. By pruning in summer I can encourage them to

6 min read 2022-06-16 04:17:52

16.06.2022 Words by Jac Semmler Images by Jac Semmler How-To In the Southern Hemisphere, winter has well and truly arrived. The coolest season