Q. While I was on vacation, my well-meaning neighbor trimmed my shrubs back from my walkway. Will they ever be attractive again? A. What your neighbor did was commendable. That’s a standard ...

Q: I recently moved to a house with Indian hawthorn, ligustrum, pittosporum, holly and dwarf yaupon. When is the best time to prune them, and how much can I cut them back? G.F.,Beaumont A: The ideal ...

Pittosporums produce new shoots in whorls of four or five branches, one of which becomes dominant. You can certainly prune them to reduce their height, but you need to do it one branch at a time. Cut ...

Q. I have a healthy, 5-year-old lemon bush that only produces lemons on the lower branches. There are no flowers or fruit in the upper two-thirds of the lemon tree. How do I get lemons to grow on the ...

Like many gardeners, you probably have been waiting for Mother Nature to do the pruning in your yard. Some years the nippy Florida weather trims back the oleanders, hibiscus and even the pittosporum – ...

Now is the time to cut back ornamental grasses and perennials in preparation for spring growth. There are also certain shrubs that can be pruned, but which ones to prune now depends on why you are ...