Avoid pruning when plants or soil are wet, especially if a freeze is coming soon. Late winter, just before new growth, is ...

Fall is a good time to prune deciduous trees and shrubs. Once the leaves have dropped you can see the form – and the clutter – and decide what to take out. But before you begin, think about sharpening ...

Fall is a good time to prune deciduous trees and shrubs. Once the leaves have dropped you can see the form — and the clutter — and decide what to take out. But before you begin, think about sharpening ...

Over the years I’ve worked as a professional gardener, I have clocked up hundreds of hours pruning. From rambling rose pergolas that stretch on and on, to fragrant wisteria vines clinging to the side ...

Shovels, rakes, pruners and other garden tools are essential for completing many of the tasks associated with gardening. Caring for them by cleaning, sharpening and applying a protectant extends the ...

Seems every gardener, apprentice or accomplished, has in their inventory of tools at least one set of pruners and often several pruners that have become dulled with use. Collections of pruners grow ...

Unlike garden shears, which are similar to scissors in design, loppers are designed for use with both hands, which allows the user to exert greater force for cutting large branches. “Loppers are ...

Professional knife sharpener Pete Davenport, owner and operator of Sharp Edge, will demonstrate how to sharpen pruners at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Home and Garden Building at the Dixie Classic ...