M.B.: The smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) can be pruned back hard around Valentine's Day. You can choose to cut it to within a few inches of the ground and grow it as a shrub, or choose one main shoot ...

November is the sweet spot to prune many of your favorite shrubs around the yard. With temperatures steadily dropping and perennials transitioning into their dormant state, you have a chance to give ...

Autumn sees our gardens slowly winding down for winter, but it's still a great time to get pruning – and, as the weather gets colder, you might wonder which plants actually still benefit from a good ...