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• How and When To Prune Blueberry Bushes

  Pruning is necessary to maintain the health of your blueberry bushes . However, you must be careful as pruning can directly effect the fruit production of your plant. Pruning is best done when the bush is dormant, either in the late fall or the early... Posted Oct 13 2009, 11:08 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: blueberries, blueberry, blueberry bush, bush, canes, common question answered, cut, damage, dormant, fruit, fruit production, issues, plant, prune, pruning, shrub, trim

• How Pruning Will Effect Your Blueberry Bush

  For many bushes and shrubs , pruning is only preformed to remove damaged canes and for shaping purposes. When it comes to blueberries , pruning contributes to the overall health of the plant including berry production. Knowing how pruning will effect... Posted Oct 12 2009, 02:45 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: blueberries, blueberry, blueberry bush, bush, common question answered, cut, edible, fertilizer, fruit, fruit size, growth development, harvest, maintenance, period, plant, pollination, production, prune, pruning, shrub, size, small fruit, trim, vaccinium, vegetable

• Do fall blooming clematis need pruning?

  Fall Blooming Clematis is easy to grow in a rich, porous, alkaline soil with plenty of room for the roots to spread. Best performance is when the tops are in full sunlight and the roots are shaded, so apply a generous mulch or a shallow-rooted ground... Posted Sep 18 2009, 11:11 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: clematis, climber, common questions answered, fall blooming clematis, pruning, pruning clematis, Terniflora clematis, vines

• When to Prune Weigela

  From time to time, you might need to prune your weigela shrub to keep it at a manageable size. However, before you start cutting it is important to realize that timing is important when pruning these shrubs. Pruning too early or too late can cause your... Posted Aug 25 2009, 04:11 PM by bryan-nhn with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: bloom, blooming, blooms, branches, bush, bushes, canes, commmon questions answered, dead wood, fall, flowers, grow, growth, new growth, old wood, prune, pruning, pruning bushes, pruning shrubs, shaping, shrub, shrubs, spring, summer, weigela, weigela bush, weigela shrub, wood

• Plan Before You Plant Trees

  Planning is definitely something that you will want to do before adding a tree to your yard. You want to consider more that fall color when it comes to putting a tree in near your home. It is neat to watch a seedling grow to large presence in your yard... Posted Aug 24 2009, 10:19 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: commmon questions answered, county, dig, disease, door, driveway, foundation, garde, home, house, insects, landscape, line, lines, local county extension, plan, power lines, property, prune, pruning, root, root system, roots, sewer, sidewalk, species, tree, tree roots, trees, window, yard

• Pruning Butterfly Bushes

  There really is no trick to pruning butterfly bushes , as blooms will sprout from old and new wood. If you like, you can leave your butterfly bush alone each year and it should still preform. That is not to say that a little maintenance might not be required... Posted Aug 22 2009, 10:44 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: butter fly, butterflies, butterfly, butterfly bush, butterfly plant, commmon questions answered, cut, cutting, fall, maintain, mer, new, new wood, old, old wood, prune, pruning, pruning bushes, shaping, size, spring, sprout, trimming, wood

• Pruning Your Roses

  Pruning roses can be a bit of a chore, but it isn't as difficult as some make it out to be. Getting it done at the right time is the key to successful pruning. If you get on top of it from the start, you will have much better success. As far as the... Posted Aug 19 2009, 12:39 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common question answered, cut, cutting, fall, growth, prune, pruning, rose, rose bushes, rose shrub, roses, sap, shrub, spring, stem, stems, summer, time, winter

• Why Doesn't My Wisteria Bloom?

  Wisteria vines have beautiful blooms, if you get to see them. It can be very disappointing when it comes time for them to bloom and nothing happens! So if your wisteria are looking healthy, but aren't flowering, you might want to keep a few things... Posted Aug 13 2009, 03:20 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bloom, blooming, cold, commmon questions answered, environment, failure, fertilizer, no, no bloom, nonblooming, pruning, vine, vines, wisteria, wisteria vine, zone

• When Pruning, Timing is Key

  Regular maintenance of your garden and landscape plants is vital in keeping your plants healthy (and beautiful). Part of that regular maintenance is pruning, or trimming, the plants at the right time. But when is the right time? This isn't necessarily... Posted Aug 01 2009, 10:36 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bush, common question answered, fall, fatal, garden center, information, local, local county extension, natural, plant, plants, prune, pruning, pruning bushes, season, shrub, species, spring, time

• How do I control Fire Blight?

  Fire blight is a dreaded word to some apple and pear growers. Fire blight affects mainly apple , crabapple, pear, quince, and hawthorn trees along with cotoneaster and fire thorn. The disease can affect the blossoms, new growth at the twigs end, the fruit... Posted Apr 03 2009, 01:12 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bacteria, common questions answered, fire blight, fire blight control, pruning

• How do I prune azaleas?

  Pruning a young azalea plant after the plant is through blooming will promote lateral branching and a more compact form. Prune lightly at the very tip of the branches for best results. Older azaleas should be pruned by removing larger branches from the... Posted Aug 13 2008, 06:03 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: azaleas, common questions, perennials, pruning

• Should I prune my Annabelle hydrangeas?

  Sure you can prune your Annabelle hydrangeas. Except, do not prune in the spring or early summer. Annabelle hydrangeas bloom on new wood on stems that have begun growing in the spring, so if you prune the new growth before they bloom, it will be the following... Posted Jul 19 2008, 07:11 PM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: annabelle hydrangea, common questions, hydrangea, pruning, pruning hydrangeas

• What factors influence a plants ability to flower?

  I think that a lot of backyard gardeners choose a plant that will flower with a favorite color or scent. Then, after waiting the appropriate amount of time for the flowers to appear, disappointment. I get many requests for information about why a particular... Posted May 26 2008, 09:00 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, flowering, garden, pruning, weather

• Should I prune a tree branch as close as I can to the trunk?

  Trees begin to heal the wound made by pruning by attempting to wall off the wound with a collar like growth. Each tree branch has a collar around the branch where it attachés to the trunk. You may have to look closely for relatively young branches, but... Posted Apr 01 2008, 02:05 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Acer saccharinum, branch collar, common questions, pruning, silver maple

• Can I keep a larger tree smaller by pruning?

  The answer is yes, but, you will be pruning the tree or plant annually or more for a long time. Plants will grow to their genetically determined size. Keeping the tree or plant smaller to fit into your chosen location will commit yourself to a lifetime... Posted Mar 26 2008, 06:37 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, plant location, planting site, pruning, pruning bushes, pruning large plants, pruning large trees, pruning shrubs