Salvias are very popular garden plants. Here are tips for pruning salvias (3 different types) in fall or spring to keep …
Pruning
Pruning is part of routine plant & garden care. Different plants have different pruning requirements & there are different types of pruning.
In this category, you'll find plant pruning tips as well as garden pruning advice.
Popular posts include Pruning Salvias, How to Sharpen Garden Shears, Bougainvillea Pruning Tips, Star Jasmine Pruning, & Pruning Overgrown Geraniums.
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Five Favorites: Pruning Shears
Springtime is approaching quickly and it’s the best time to get your garden pruning done. You want to use the best …
How To Sharpen Garden Shears: Cleaning & Sharpening Pruning Tools
Who loves to prune? I sure do and always have. Fall and Spring are the busiest times for pruning. Spring is fast …
How To Prune Succulents
Succulents, like your other houseplants, will grow over time and need to be pruned. Some need little if any pruning and …
Pencil Cactus Pruning: Pruning My Large Euphorbia Tirucalli
My beautiful 8' Pencil Cactus was damaged in a recent move. This is all about Pencil Cactus pruning - fixing my large …
Desert Rose Pruning: How I Prune My Adenium
My Adenium was getting long and leggy. I have a few Desert Rose pruning tips to share! Pruning desert rose brings on new …
Bougainvillea Pruning Tips: What You Need to Know
If you share my passion for gardening and live in a warmer climate, you’ll love bougainvillea. Here, you’ll learn plenty …
Essential Gardening Tools You Can Buy On Amazon
You need the right tool for the job! Gardening is no different. Here are the best gardening tools I use which you can …
Trimming Lucky Bamboo
I've had my spiral (sometimes called curly) Lucky Bamboo stalks for almost 8 years now. The foliage growth was getting …
Bougainvillea After A Hard Freeze, Part 1
I live in Tucson Arizona, which is USDA hardiness zone 9b and this past winter was cold (for us anyway!). A few nights …
Pruning & Propagating A Baby Rubber Plant (Peperomia Obtusifolia)
Time to take action - this is all about pruning and propagating my Peperomia obtusifolia aka Baby Rubber …
Pruning 2 Different Types Of Lantana In Spring
Here, you'll learn all about pruning Lantana, how to do it and what you need to know, in late winter/early …
Bromeliad Flowers Losing Color: When & How To Prune Them Off
I get lots of questions about bromeliads both here and on Youtube because they're such a popular blooming houseplant. …
How & When To Prune A Sunburned & Heat Stressed Star Jasmine (Confederate Jasmine) Vine
Can a plant recover from sunburn and heat stress? If it's not too severe, yes. I live in Tucson, Arizona where the …
How to Prune Off and Plant An Air Layered Rubber Tree Plant
This comes hot on the heels of my last post and video on propagating my Variegated Rubber Plant by the air layering …
Pruning Bougainvillea In Summer (Mid-Season) To Encourage More Bloom
Let's face it, why have bougainvillea if it doesn't bloom? In terms of foliage and easy maintenance, there are …
Pruning and Propagating A Burro’s Tail Succulent
Sedum morganianum is best known as the Burro’s Tail succulent or Donkey's Tail plant. It's an excellent addition to any …
Pruning 2 Woody Salvias In Summer
Salvias, like other perennials, grow like crazy and give us lots of blooms during the season. They need to be cut back …
The Best Time To Prune Star Jasmine
Oh, Star Jasmine; when you're in full bloom you're ever so sweet. This is a very versatile plant which you can grow as a …
How I Prune, Propagate & Train My Stunning Hoya
Hoyas are beautiful and notorious for being long-lived, tough houseplants. Here's a guide on hoya plant care: how to …
4 Ways To Propagate A String Of Hearts Plant (Rosary Vine)
My String of Hearts plant had gotten tangled and grown too long. It was time to cut it all off and propagate. Here are 4 …