Pruning grape vines is a midwinter job that keeps plants shapely, healthy and fruiting well. Climate change means that grape vines, once the preserve of large conservatories and warmer hemispheres, ...

There are different types of currants to grow, including blackcurrants, whitecurrants, redcurrants, and more. While it may ...

Grapes should not be planted on overhead trellis structures, but rather on shorter, fence like trellises. Pruning should have been done in late winter, but can still be accomplished in the home ...

We take you through the process of pruning grape vines. Are your backyard grape vines in need of a serious pruning? Did you know you can cut off 80-90% of your vines, and they will LOVE YOU for it? By ...

It’s a rainy January and while many plants in the garden are busy pulling the soil over themselves and taking their winter snooze, savvy gardeners are using this time to get a head start on the garden ...

Happy New Year to all our readers! Let us hope Mother Nature is good to us this year. We experienced some really cold weather just around Christmas, after a warm early December. This confused the ...

Winter is a fine time to prune most trees and shrubs. Without leaves, the structure of their stems and branches is easy to see. “You can spot problems that would be hidden by leaves in the summer,” ...

Pruning trees and shrubs is the most recurring question for most home gardeners. Weather change is the spark igniting this interest, whether light trimming or heavy pruning. The answer to when the ...

March is a busy time for pruning. Go ahead and prune shade trees, hardy fruit trees, summer blooming shrubs, grapes and raspberries. Evergreens like Japanese yew, Juniper, Arborvitae and spruce can ...