Wintertime offers few activities out in the garden other than filling bird feeders and carefully watching dormant plants for signs of awakening as spring nears. However, winter dormancy is the ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on care of peach trees, phalaenopsis orchids, tropical fruit trees, ...

Help! I have several fig trees and am not sure how to prune them. The bushy tree you see has over time become a shrub/bush ...

Just because there’s snow on the ground doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden until spring. Late winter is often ...

Plant breeding has contributed to the sustainability of crop production since antiquity and is expected to play an increasingly important role in the ...

As I researched information on planting bare root fruit trees, the words of the County Fruit and Nut Crop Advisor came to ...

Pruning cuts should be made close to the branch collar and not flush against the trunk. These are “thinning cuts” and the entire branch is removed from the tree. “Heading cuts” will remove only one ...

Prune succulents to keep them to a manageable size or remove leggy stems. Here's how often to prune succulents without hindering their growth.

Late winter is not too early to start pruning most evergreens in the South, but you will regret pruning spring bloomers. Here's when and how to prune.

If you’ve ever stood in front of a fruit tree, pruners in hand, wondering where to make that first cut, you’re not alone. Pruning can feel a bit like trying ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.