When planting a fruit orchard in your yard, make sure you don't forget about pruning. Neglecting to prune your fruit trees, including your apricot trees (Prunus armeniaca), creates added stress and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Up close on lemons growing on a lemon tree Knowing when to prune a lemon tree is important as getting the timing right will boost ...

Most apple tree owners know our fruit trees should be pruned. But when we’re standing in front of the tree with pruning shears in hand, knowing how to begin the surgery can feel intimidating. Apple ...

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 ...

Trees add significant value to our landscapes, but sometimes trees can become somewhat problematic in their crown, trunk, or roots. Also, when nurturing newly planted trees, some strategic pruning in ...

While the rest of your garden is sleeping peacefully under a blanket of snow or damp leaf litter, February is the perfect time to do some outdoor yard work. Deciduous trees enter a period of dormancy ...

Late winter/early spring is an excellent time to prune backyard apple trees. Pruning opens up the dense canopy that allows better air movement, light penetration, reduces pest and disease pressure, ...

Sally and George Peterson are DIY gardeners who have transformed a rough hillside with a lake view into a tree-laden landscape with organic vegetables and herbs growing in raised planter beds and a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've just brought a Christmas tree home only to realize it's too tall to fit in your house, you're not the first one to make ...