Pollard Pruned Trees As you begin to read more about pruning techniques you will see a variety of terms, including pollarding. This can become confusing, especially if the terms are used...
Category: General Pruning Tips
As a seasoned grower or newbie, there's undoubtedly nothing that would bring you more joy than seeing your plants flourish under your care. Of course, that's why you're reading this right now. Given,...
Pruning versus Trimming When my friends and neighbors ask me about trimming their shrubs or pruning their plants, I have to take a moment to find out exactly what they want to do. That’s because...
The other day, my attention was drawn to the question of what to put on a tree after cutting off the limb. My wife had remembered a time when her grandfather spoke about painting a tree wound with...
Choose a lopper When it comes to choosing a lopper there are so many choices available, even a seasoned gardener can feel confused. However, it doesn’t matter if you are about to buy your first...
How to select a pruner My neighbor told me he was standing in the tools aisle of our local gardening center, confused by the wide range of styles, constructions, and shapes of pruners available....