I have been pruning in my garden and wonder if I can bring in some branches and get them to flower. If so, how should I proceed? Spring-flowering trees and shrubs such as lilacs and crabapples form ...

The size of the branch you are cutting should reflect the tool used to cut it. Here are a few tree trimming tools that make sense to have in your arsenal before you start pruning your tree: The trunk, ...

This is the time of the year many gardeners begin to get the urge to grow something new. Forcing branches is one way to satisfy that impulse. It’s something I do every year. For anyone who hasn’t ...

Pruning a tree branch may seem like a small garden chore, but it’s serious business. “If you don’t know what you’re doing and you don’t plan carefully, it can be dangerous not only for you, but for ...