Lavender experts say doing one gardening task before the end of March "encourages lots of flowers" and prevents plants from ...

Lavender can be found in almost every garden, but it does not bloom optimally everywhere unless you do one simple task in ...

Cut lavender back once a year for full growth each spring.

Proper and timely pruning is essential to maintaining a gorgeous, thriving lavender plant. This yearly task helps prevent your plants from becoming leggy or overly woody and helps it maintain its ...

A group of lavender plants bloom at the corner of a garden. - Katya Slavashevich/Getty Images Lavender is a wonderful plant to have in any garden. In addition to its beautiful purple hue and delicate ...

Light fall pruning keeps lavender neat, healthy, and less prone to winter injury. Never cut more than one-third of new growth or prune too late in fall. Avoid cutting woody stems since lavender won’t ...

Lavender is a bushy perennial herb that fills the garden with a heady fragrance. While this herb is relatively low-maintenance, it needs to be pruned during the growing season to stay prolific. Not ...

As a rule, trees in North Florida can be pruned any time of year. However, the winter months seem to bring out the pruning bug in many folks. Winter can be an easier time to prune as many trees have ...

In the past, I have written about how to properly prune trees. To add a little bit of interest, I thought perhaps it would be beneficial to show examples of poor pruning and the reasons why these ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...

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