Each year in winter, gardeners get out their shears to trim their plants in preparation for the coming spring. Pruning is a vital part of plant care — for most trees and shrubs, at least. However, not ...

Put away your pruners for bigger, healthier blooms.

Most home gardeners prize azaleas for their wide range of colors and low maintenance. By learning to prune these shrubs properly, you will be rewarded with healthy plants that bring spring color to ...

Azaleas spend all winter lying in wait for a spring reveal, when their tiny flower buds suddenly and dramatically open to trumpet-shaped flowers in bright pinks, oranges, lavenders, and whites.

Nothing is more beautiful than an azalea shrub in spring bloom. These easy-care shrubs come in so many colors it’s hard to find one that doesn’t suit your needs. Azaleas can be grown in nearly any ...

The act of pruning azaleas can be seen as a metaphor for personal growth and self-care. Azaleas should be pruned within three weeks after their blooming cycle ends. Different pruning techniques ...

Playing golf in February hardly seems unusual here in the semi-tropics, but it's unheard of in places like Chicago. Except for this year, of course. Earlier this week, high temperatures there flirted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autumn Bonfire Encore Azalea is a low-maintenance, fast-growing dwarf shrub that holds deep green foliage all year long and ...

Q: When and how should I prune azaleas? The plants are leggy and open. I’d like for them to be fuller. A: In pruning azaleas, it’s best to wait until the blooms have faded — but before July. Azaleas ...