Sheryl C. of Healdsburg asks: What are some basic guidelines to follow when pruning deciduous plants? There are four basic techniques for pruning deciduous plants. First, we have “thinning” (also ...

When it comes to deciduous shrubs and trees, fall and winter are the seasons they get serious about root growth. In places like Southern California, where the ground never freezes, roots never stop ...

JOHN PATRICK: I'm at the National Rhododendron Gardens at Olinda in the Dandenongs to the east of Melbourne. But of course, this isn't the time to look at Rhododendrons. This is the time to enjoy the ...

Foundation plantings often are overlooked and under-appreciated, but they don’t have to be utilitarian and boring. The right foundation plants add instant curb appeal by providing color, texture and ...

Vegetation plays an unexpectedly large role in cleansing the atmosphere, a new study finds. The research uses observations, gene expression studies, and computer modeling to show that deciduous plants ...

A film looking at how plants adapt in order to deal with the different seasons of the year. Suitable for Key Stage 1, Key ...

Many plants are deciduous in autumn and winter, which means that they defoliate or die back, and then refoliate or regenerate in spring. Many others are evergreen, which simply means that they are ...

Fall foliage color is produced by deciduous trees and shrubs. Up North, the spectacular fall color has long come and gone. Here in the Deep South, fall color is not as prominent, but we do see some.

It's usually best to plant fruits in early spring, but June isn't too late. Here are a few types of fruit you can grow even ...

If you are thinking of planting deciduous fruit trees, now is the time to plan for this project. In the coming weeks, bare-root deciduous fruit trees will be arriving in nurseries. Unfortunately, in ...