The Annual Pruning Clinic
Woody plants remain healthier, more productive and more beautiful with strategic, well-timed pruning. Pruning young plants guides their growth into a strong and balanced structure. Pruning older plants opens them up to sunlight and airflow, limiting the opportunities for disease to infect them. Proper pruning can also rejuvenate them with new, more vigorous growth. Pruning wisely is both an art and a science. Some homeowners and gardeners may have questions about how and when to prune the many shrubs...