RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barter shares the plants that benefit from a late-autumn tidy — and which ones to leave until ...

Windy winters can weaken rose roots, but the right fall prep helps keep plants steady. A few simple steps now can set the ...

Black spot is a fungal disease affecting rose bushes that can lie in wait over winter and return in spring. To avoid it, complete this task in fall.

This pruning technique helps plants grow fuller, while stimulating and controlling growth, and it can also make the colors of ...

Dormant-season planting offers a budget-friendly way to expand your rose beds, but timing, storage, and proper preparation ...

There is a mix of perennials and shrubs that should not be pruned before winter. Keep in mind that any pruning on a plant encourages growth. Pruning stimulates a growth hormone called an auxin. If you ...

Climbing roses are harder to cover for winter than their earth-bound counterparts. But following these simple steps will ...

Fall is the time to begin winter preparations for your roses. Protect them from winter winds and cold damage with these ...

While many shrubs in your garden are entering dormancy, November is actually the best time to prune a number of species to ...

The last thing you want to do when pruning a plant is to remove its buds, which, Hancock notes, are formed nearly a year ...

What kind of plant is best? A free one! Although many people think about creating new plants in the spring, there are many that you can propagate in the winter.

At this time of year, when the summer’s bounty of dahlias, zinnias, cosmos and roses have started to fade from memory, I find ...