A cluster of sweet cherries hanging from a tree during sunset. - Vvvita/Getty Images If your sweet cherry tree (Prunus avium) is producing fruit that's small or not as sweet as you expected, you might ...

The cherry blossom tree (Prunus serrulata) is renowned for its delicate pink-and-white flowers, serving as a striking centerpiece in any landscape. The iconic blooms attract pollinators like bees and ...

When a gardener is anxious to get started in the spring garden, a task commonly undertaken is pruning. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning because pruning has a major influence on a ...

With winter approaching, your gardening to-do list is filled with maintenance tasks, like raking leaves, mulching plants, and ...

Although late winter is generally the ideal time for pruning chores, many of our spring-blooming shrubs are best pruned immediately after flowers have faded. Trees and shrubs that bloom in early ...

Flowering cherry trees are putting on a gorgeous show in south Louisiana right now. The vibrant, dark pink flowers emerge on bare branches just before the leaves emerge to create a stunning display.

As summer approaches, it’s time to finish pruning trees and shrubs that flowered in spring. “If you wait too long after they bloom, you’ll diminish next year’s flower display,” said Sharon Yiesla, ...

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. “We don’t prune these shrubs in winter because we’d be cutting off ...