Most of the topics in these columns are inspired by my own current gardening activities, whether in my own or another garden. Currently, I am engaged in the rejuvenation pruning of a large shrub, so ...

Coppicing and pollarding are the most extreme of pruning techniques. They may also be among the oldest in some cultures. Yet, arborists are correct to condemn both as improper. Coppicing is the ...

Did you know that the hottest winter colours come not from flowers or berries but from bark? It might be hard to believe, but if you spot a thicket of red-stemmed dogwood lit by a low January sun, you ...

Q: I have a 6-foot-tall winterberry holly that got leggy this year. I pruned it, but that just made it worse. Can I prune it back to the ground in spring? Will that make it come back fuller and denser ...

HOCKESSIN — Earlier this month a record-breaking freeze zapped gardens across the mid-Atlantic, causing flowers to shrivel and leaves to drop — some before they even turned into their brilliant fall ...

Weeping willow trees are stately if short-lived plants in large landscapes. Place them behind a big pond, away from failing pipes or septic tanks, and they will bestow an agreeably melancholy air to ...