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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. pruning red azalea with secateurs There are many reasons to find out about pruning azaleas. It could be that your shrub is ...

Get Neil Sperry's tips to save azaleas, prune a potted Meyer lemon, pick better fertilizer and steer clear of invasive pears.

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 ...

Q:When is the best time to cut azaleas, and how much should come off? What is the best time to fertilize? A: The best time to prune is just after the plants have flowered. I've seen old specimens of ...

Spring pruning can rejuvenate many types of plants and make way for fresh leafy growth. However, there are some ...

Is it now OK to take salvia out of one bed and put them in another? Can I add porterweed to a flowerbed at this time? — Barbara You may try and move the salvias now, although it would be better to ...

Question: I have mature azaleas which are about finished blooming. When should I prune them? Answer: Immediately after flowering is the best time to do the needed pruning. This timely pruning allows ...

Mike will appear on Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Capital Home & Remodel Show at the Dulles Expo Canter in Chantilly, Virginia. Terry in North Potomac writes: “Is now a good time to cut ...

The pruners are clean, the days are getting longer, and the garden is stirring after months of dormancy. March is when the ...

Perhaps your azaleas have grown too tall or wide for the landscape. If you ever thought of giving them a trimming now is the time. If you wait much longer flower buds forming for next spring might be ...