The summer pruning list is long, but these varieties should be strictly left off ...

Q: My wife and I were out of town for most of March and three-fourths of April on family business. We missed all of our lilac and forsythia blooms and haven’t, as of yet, done any after-bloom pruning.

Summer bloomers, like hydrangeas and roses, should also flower normally. The one exception is bigleaf hydrangeas, which bloom on old wood and may show reduced flowering if buds were damaged over ...

Forsythia shrubs put on a scintillating early spring display of bright yellow blooms. Once this fades, it is time for a few core maintenance tasks. Understanding what to do with forsythia in April ...

April is a good time for pruning shrubs, but you need to do a little reconnaissance before getting out the loppers because when you prune can affect flowering. Homegrown New Hampshire host Emma Erler, ...

Giulia and Gianna Peirce, two of the reporters for the Birds of a Feather 4-H club, said the club has been very busy in February and March. At the February monthly meeting, members voted on a float ...

OK, folks, I think it’s safe to consider winter is over, such as it was. I have gardened here for nearly 50 years and have never been able to dig holes in January or February. It was strange to be out ...