Experts share how to keep pruning tools in good condition, to ensure amazing results in your garden this winter and beyond.

Pruning shears come in a variety of types, and one size does not fit all. That being said, it's relatively easy to decide ...

No matter what type of pruning method you favor – vase, open air, summer, winter – the first step is to have the right tools. Contra Costa Master Gardener Keith Silva says using the correct tools ...

Almost every tree needs to be pruned at some point in its life. Sometimes a tree may need to be trimmed to help it, such as dealing with storm damage, reducing limb weight, removing dead limbs and ...

If you are a gardener who struggles with pruning, improve your chances for success by using the right tools. Contra Costa Master Gardener Mike Colby explained pruning tools and how to take care of ...

Many landscape plants will require pruning at some stage of their life. Plants may need to be pruned to reduce or maintain plant size or to remove dead or damaged material. Pruning is also used to ...

As our landscape starts to come out of winter dormancy it is time to start cutting away the winter cold damage. However, we need to use some caution as we pull out the pruners. There are diseases in ...

A gardening friend of mine told me that I should be disinfecting my tools whenever I am out in the garden pruning this winter. Is this really necessary? The purpose of disinfecting tools is to avoid ...

When you first brought your little fruit tree home, it was cute as a button, pretty with flowers and the promise of long limbs. Now that it’s older, your little darling’s got an untamed personality, ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. JANE EDMANSON: Pruning is one of those really vital jobs in any garden and the job is done much easier ...

Are you one of those gardeners who group any task requiring shears under the pruning banner? It turns out deadheading is a ...

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. (2015, August 31). Sterilize tools before pruning canary island date palms to prevent lethal fungal disease. ScienceDaily. Retrieved ...