Determining what time of year to prune your ornamental deciduous shrubs can be tricky and confusing, but we hope to clear up ...

All too often landscape shrubs become overgrown after many years of reflect. As a result they become ugly in form and need major pruning or replacement. This happened with six large privet shrubs at ...

Spring-blooming shrubs like forsythia should be left alone until flowering is over. (Photo by Neil Bell) By Kym Pokorny, OSU Extension Service CORVALLIS, Ore. – You've got clippers in hand, a shrub in ...

Hedges are wonderful landscape assets, providing privacy as well as a green backdrop. Some hedges are small — just a few feet high and a few feet long, while others can soar up to 10 or more feet and ...

I have a 54-year-old privet hedge that until recently has been growing very nicely on all sides. However, in the last two years, I have noticed that the sides are not growing new stems and are getting ...

When is the best time to prune golden vicary privet and bridal wreath spirea? The privets are on the south side of the house and have had a rough summer due to heat and drought. We have given them a ...

From the ⅓ pruning rule to the 1 foot pruning rule, there are so many recommendations out there intended to help homeowners prune their hedges. However, there's one task you need to complete before ...

Q • The golden privet hedge in my backyard is 8 feet high with almost all the foliage at the top. What should I do to get the hedge down to a level of 4 to 5 feet? If I just cut it down to that level, ...

Q. I have a hedge of privet bushes along the side of my yard. It was probably planted about 16 years ago. I keep it trimmed at about 3 1/2 feet tall. Last year, it started to show a few dead spots but ...