Q: I have a large old 40-foot oleander tree. Every year as it begins to flower, some of the leaves turn yellow and drop. I realize I may need to fertilize, but I was also thinking of cutting the ...

When an ornamental shrub is pruned, the end result shouldn’t be obvious. The end result, just like a good haircut, should be a plant growing in its natural form. Pruning plants this way is a lot less ...

Mid- to late-winter provides an excellent opportunity to prune a variety of plants in the landscape. Plants that can be pruned now include most hedges, shrubs and shade trees, and summer-flowering ...

A: In general, it is good to allow plants to achieve their natural form. Oleanders are tough enough to allow pruning them into informal hedges and small trees. Pruning should begin while they are ...

As the autumn weather sets in, with shorter days, longer nights, it may feel strange to head out into the garden to engage in an act of gardening. However, the autumn and winter are important times to ...

Oleander (Nerium oleander) grows naturally as a mounded, round shrub, or it can be trained as a small single- or multi-trunked tree. The evergreen foliage of the oleander plant is dense, leathery, and ...