Early March pruning can be tricky. Learn how to safely prune your shrubs based on weather, plant type, and goals.

The dormant season is the best time of year to do this work, as healthy plants will respond with lots of new growth.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A yew hedge in front of a house. Yews (Taxus spp.*) are narrow-leaf evergreens that are popular hedge plants. They are tolerant of ...

If you’re looking for a shrub that stands up to almost anything, yew found it! The yew bush tolerates many conditions, from drought and shade to sun and moist soil. With a bit of annual maintenance, ...

Q • I wasn’t able to prune my boxwoods, yews and burning bushes this summer, and they’ve gotten too big. Is it too late to prune them now? Write to the Missouri Botanical Garden's Center for Home ...

Now is the time to prepare your plants for their winter rest. For some plants, this includes pruning to promote health, shape them, and prevent unwanted pests and diseases from taking over during the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Missouri Botanical Garden Plantfinder Q • I have a couple of overgrown yews that I need to cut back. What is the best time of ...

This shrub is native to the woodland areas of Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. It works great as a border or privacy shrub and is ...

One of the jobs landscape professionals train for is pruning trees and shrubs. Still, many homeowners prefer to do it themselves -- sometimes to save money, sometimes because they like it and ...

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 ...