After many years working as a professional gardener, these are my go-to plants to prune in July, for a thriving yard in the ...

Another great advantage of many spring-flowering shrubs is that the flowers really stand out. The tight buds can be beautiful in their own right and they are often carried on the bare stems of ...

Plant a spring-flowering shrub. Many flowering shrubs start their show in late winter to early spring, reminding you that if winter comes, can spring be far behind?

By Felder Rushing Gardening Columnist Call it “selective indignation,” but though I don’t cut my long hair, I do shave my ...

Foraging a few stems from flowering trees and shrubs is a wonderful way to bring spring indoors when dismal weather curtails outdoor gardening efforts.

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

This spring-flowering shrub grows on new wood, so it’s important to cut back any old branches before the blooming season kicks in. The goal is to maximize the amount of healthy new wood and ...

Collecting branches to force indoors For most spring-flowering trees and shrubs, forcing can be done as soon as the buds on the branches begin to swell in late winter.

Exceptions include spring-flowering shrubs and trees — like Japanese magnolias, azaleas and bigleaf hydrangeas — that set flower buds the previous year.

Spring is right on track in Iowa, with daffodils and tulips expected to bloom in early to mid-April with fruit trees flowering a few weeks later, said Patrick O'Malley, a Linn County-based ...

This spring-flowering shrub grows on new wood, so it’s important to cut back any old branches before the blooming season kicks in. The goal is to maximize the amount of healthy new wood and ...