Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. black raspberry bush with three large clusers of ripe and unripe berries - Milanika/Getty Images Pruning is an important part of ...

Knowing when to prune fruit bushes can be challenging. Doing it at the wrong time of year may mean the difference between a ...

Break out the leather gloves, heavy long sleeve shirt or coat, pruners and head out to your raspberry patch. Proper routine pruning can help reduce the risk of disease, manage insect pests and boost ...

Raspberries are a relatively easy fruit to grow at home, if you have space for large shrubs in full sun. Just be sure you are willing to brave the thorns of these vigorous plants to prune them every ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As summer comes to an end, it's easy to assume that things in the garden will also start to wind down – but don't be too hasty to ...

Older man pruning tall shrubs in snowy yard. - Svetlana-cherruty/Getty Images Even though perennial plants are still at rest during February's waning days of winter, you still have work to do if you ...

A bit of summer pruning goes a long way to keeping your raspberries healthy and productive. So, get out the mosquito netting, long sleeves and pruners and get busy. The summer harvest is produced on 2 ...

As summer turns to fall, the list of jobs to do in the garden often doesn’t feel like it gets any smaller. Understandably, some things do fall to the wayside, including pruning, but September can ...

February is the perfect time to prune many fruit trees and shrubs. Not only does pruning at this time of the year reduce the spread of plant diseases, but it also helps to boost flowering and fruiting ...

Are you daydreaming of future cobblers, crumbles, jams, jellies and pies? If you grow your own cane fruit/brambles, early spring, while the plants are still dormant, is an important time for plant ...

Q: In April I created a cactus garden and I have it under a grow light for 12 hours a day. It has started growing some skinny tops on some of the plants. Will these fill out, or just get more gangly?

Pruning a plant at the wrong time might remove potential flowers or invite disease. It is just as important to know when not to prune as it is to know when you should prune your plants. Otherwise, ...