Lilacs are popular flowering shrubs for their fragrant colorful blooms. Many gardeners wonder exactly how and when to prune lilacs. Birds & Blooms reader Ken Kuhnen of Machesney Park, Illinois ...

The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter. One reason is that insect pests and plant ...

Nothing is better than a garden bursting with flowers, and gardeners can encourage impressive rose blooms if they know how to prune properly. Roses should be pruned between late winter and early ...

They are magical trees to have in the garden, growing to a nice, manageable size. The acer can grow quickly from one year to the next, so it will need an annual tidy-up to keep looking neat and ...

Keep in mind that shrubs like viburnums and lilacs, which formed their flower buds last year, won’t bloom this year if you prune them now, as most or all of the flower buds will be removed.

Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year. Sign up Screengrab of Lilac Fire evacuation area as of Jan. 21, 2025 at 9:05 am. (Map courtesy of Cal Fire ...

When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause branches to tear, leading to wounds on the tree that will attract disease. It's also important to have a pruning saw ...

It also helps to ripen the wood and produce good buds for next year's crop. All cherry pruning should be carried out in the growing season. This reduces the risk of silver leaf disease which is most ...

Visio in Microsoft 365 is a superb tool for creating custom diagrams to illustrate concepts that are difficult to explain through text. Here’s how to use it. It’s often much easier to convey ...

Welcome to the user manual for your newly activated Watermelon Pruning Diagram. This comprehensive guide is intended to help you understand and utilize all of the ...

BONSALL — The Lilac Fire, which charred dozens of acres in the sparsely developed northeastern reaches of San Diego County, is 100% contained, according to Cal Fire. The fire burned 85 acres ...