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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reoccurring drought conditions and water restrictions are leading many Marin gardeners to add California native plants to their landscapes, nurture the ones that may already exist there or both.

You can grow firewood by coppicing trees for firewood in a fraction of the time it takes to raise a tree from seed. Of all the forestry techniques available to woodland owners, few methods are as ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...