Branch longevity, leaf production, senescence, leaf chlorophyll and soluble protein contents, and gas-exchange characteristics were measured on randomly chosen, shaded and unshaded branches on mature ...
California native plants are getting more attention these days. More nurseries, including our local Cherry Valley Nursery, are now carrying them. But many people don’t realize California natives have ...
The end of February is one of the best times to get snippy and start pruning back certain shrubs and perennials. However, plants that are somewhat tender such as hardy fuchsias, salvias, herbs and ...
If Walt Whitman had lived in California, he might have written, "When ceanothus last in the dooryard bloom'd," for in California, it is the ceanothus that marks the "ever-returning spring." A native ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western ...
Want to know when to cut it back or how to prune it? Find out all you need to know... Warton's Bill Blackledge is one of the county's most popular and sought after gardeners. If it's green and needs ...
Once established, avoid pruning. On very young plants, pinch out the soft young shoots in spring to make bushier specimens. If necessary, trim over-long flowering shoots by half with a pair of sharp ...
Pruning is the process of selectively removing branches from a tree or shrubs. The goal is to remove unwanted branches which may be dead or diseased, to help improve the structure of the shrub or tree ...
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