Prune lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) lightly after bloom, while deferring moderate pruning until spring. (Jacquelyne S. Collins) We're well into fall and the questions keep coming. Get answers from ...

Well, summer is half over. I don’t measure by the solstice calendar, I measure by June, July and August; that’s summer! By late summer, most of the spring bloomers have already set their buds for next ...

Q: I need to prune an arborvitae hedge because it is too tall. I’d like to remove 3 or 4 feet off the top of these shrubs. When is the best time to prune them? A: Late winter or early spring is ...

New wood hydrangeas should be trimmed when they are dormant in early winter. However, you can prune in the fall to remove ...

In most Chicago suburbs, you can’t drive a block without seeing a spruce tree. Norway spruce, blue spruce and white spruce are among the most popular trees in the area, prized for their winter color ...

Colorado Blue Spruce trees have long been landscape favorites because of their stately shape and unusual color. Picea pungens has a symmetrical form that can grow from 30 to 60 feet tall with a 10 to ...