Boxwoods are popular shrubs for landscaping in the Southern garden. They are slow growers, which means you don't need to prune often to keep them to a desirable size. But this also means you have ...

Q • I wasn’t able to prune my boxwoods, yews and burning bushes this summer, and they’ve gotten too big. Is it too late to prune them now?

Pruning promotes lusher growth and more flowers on shrubs when done at the right time of year. This is the best time to cut ...

There can be different reasons to prune plants in June. Lots of shrubs are in full growth mode, and a light prune this month will keep them neat and compact, while others may have already done ...

QUESTION: I live in a house with three healthy American boxwoods on each side of my front porch for a total of six. The bushes are 8 feet tall, and they’re overwhelming the house. I want to cut ...

You could keep cutting your bushes into "green meatballs,' or you could try something different this year.

Q: I have four boxwood bushes in my front yard that are 10-12 years old. I have, in the past, trimmed them when needed and had no trouble until this year. They are dying and I don’t know why ...

Boxwood rejuvenation succeeds if the plants are healthy before pruning; cutting takes place before hot, stressful late spring weather slows recovery; and the plants are cared by you and Mother ...

I cut boxwoods deep inside the bush to open up the inside to let air and light into the bush and to help the boxwood at the same time. I cut branches of magnolia where it will grow back readily.