Q: I have planted lots of shasta daisies to attract pollinators to my backyard. They have flowered beautifully over summer – but now that fall is on the horizon, is it time to cut them back? A: Shasta ...

As we continue through our “winter” we can still accomplish some useful goals for the coming spring and summer. Of the cultural practices we can do for maintaining woody ornamental plants, chief among ...

If you’re new to gardening, and trying to sort out the many intricacies involved in not killing plants, you may have noticed it’s more of a “gray” activity than a “green” one. “Gray” as in there’s not ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Witch hazel, photo from mobot.org Q • I have a large Montauk daisy plant, and I read it was necessary to prune it back in May in ...

Key Points Prune shrubs based on bloom time, cold tolerance, and variety—check what's best for each type.Cut back new wood ...

Fall isn’t the best time to prune many shrubs because you risk removing the buds that will develop into next year’s blooms.

The first week of February is all about forsythia and pruning. Forsythia is the bright yellow shrub ready to burst into blooms and you can prune it now to force the flowers into an early show indoors.