One of the fastest-growing flowering shrubs, a butterfly bush can easily put on 5 feet or more of new growth in a single season. Learning how and when to prune a butterfly bush can help you keep all ...

Q. I have a few large butterfly bushes in my garden and they do look fantastic when in flower, but they can all get a bit messy afterward. Is it better to go out and deadhead to keep it neat, or will ...

As you start to notice the warm and verdant hints of spring's arrival, it's tempting to grab our garden tools and head outside to tackle the first round of cleanup. When it comes to tidying your ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

While many shrubs in your garden are entering dormancy, November is actually the best time to prune a number of species to improve their growth next spring.

Today, we have questions from several different parts of America - and even one from India! "I planted some Rosa rugosas and butterfly bushes last spring. All are doing very well. My question is ...

QUESTION: Last spring, squirrels decided to eat the bud tips off of the oakleaf hydrangea branches that were within reach of the deck railing. Needless to say, the limbs died. What time of year should ...