Don’t prune the forsythia until the flowers have faded and new leaves have appeared on the branches. If you prune before leaves appear, you can damage the plant. Related: 7 of the Worst Mistakes ...

With that in mind, here’s a little shortlist of exceptionally reliable, versatile ornamental shrubs for the spring garden.

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

With most trees and shrubs virtually naked this time of year, there can often be few observable signs of life among the ...

The second week of February is a good time to dig up and divide any early flowering bulbs such as snowdrops or crocus. Early ...

“It’s the nature of these plants to sucker, so you will need to prune out suckers on a regular basis,” Campbell said. Bear in mind that spring-flowering shrubs such as lilac, forsythia and ...

They won’t recover from this cold snap. Just because a plant looks dead doesn’t mean it is. While the leaves of this forsythia sage have turned brown because of freezing temperatures ...

Some native plant ... leaves, but then they turned yellow and dropped and never grew more. What went wrong? A: I think the cuttings acted like cut stems brought indoors for forcing (such as ...

February may be a gloomy month, with little to tempt you outdoors, but expert Joe Swift has a few recommendations for plants ...

Jamison and Walker tells Parade Home and Garden that the most common flowers in spring are usually tulips, daffodils, ...

From snowdrops to winter-flowering viburnums, there are a number of easy-to-grow plants that will bring a splash of colour to ...