Pruning is defined as the manual removal of branches to alter a plant’s health and form. It's a term most often used when discussing the care of trees and woody shrubs. Since most home gardens ...

A: If a picture is worth a thousand words, your photo says it all. The curling, distorted stems and leaves are classic ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the ...

If you would like further information on pruning or other gardening topics, contact the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Berks County at [email protected] or phone the office at 610-378-1327.

After heavy pruning the blooms are more concentrated on clusters of limbs. With light pruning the blooms are more openly distributed over the plants. Normally mid- to late January through February ...