Most home gardeners prize azaleas for their wide range of colors and low maintenance. By learning to prune these shrubs properly, you will be rewarded with healthy plants that bring spring color to ...

I have several overgrown azalea bushes and want to rejuvenate them. Is it too late to cut them back now? I do realize I would lose the spring flowers, but I’m afraid the overgrown condition of the ...

Azaleas provide big, beautiful blooms in mid-spring. But they're actually busy all summer long, which is why pruning them in ...

LET’S REVIEW A perfect and a little-known method which is totally appropriate now in the month of October. I have numerous times explained, and rightly so, how pruning at the wrong time of year can ...

Red-tinged leaves of azaleas stun in the fall - F_studio/Shutterstock Azaleas (Rhododendron) can be a true joy in the fall. Many will bloom around this time, showing off vibrant hues of yellow, orange ...

Q: My neighbor has a beautiful pink crape myrtle. She has given me permission to take cuttings; yet, nothing so far has been successful. How do you propagate crape myrtles? A: You can root cuttings of ...

Pruning can still be done. Contrary to popular belief, pruning can be done year-round. Light, judicious pruning in the fall does not kill plants and is often needed to control straggly and overgrown ...

After a summer of growth, you may be ready to bring out those loppers and that new handheld tiny chainsaw pruner this fall and give your shrubs a haircut. But if you want healthy shrubs and some ...