Q: I have an Indian hawthorn hedge planted across the front of my house. The shrubs lost a bunch of leaves last fall, and they still look rough. Any suggestions on how to rejuvenate the hedge? A: ...

I am often asked, ‘When is the best time to prune shrubs?’ My first tip is to choose shrubs that don’t need frequent pruning. Select dwarf shrubs for around the home that grow to about three to four ...

Question: My Indian hawthorn is green on the top but bare of leaves on the bottom. Want can I do to make the plant full again? Answer: There is only one way to force plants to fill their lower ...

SALISBURY — Unusually warm weather and, of all things, hail, seems to have many gardeners scratching their heads as to what’s next. Retail garden and farm outlets are very busy with customers ...

Shrubs are important foundations to many home and commercial landscapes, and often get overlooked and ignored in existing landscapes. In some ways this is the goal – select and plant the right shrub, ...

A rounded evergreen shrub growing to 4 feet tall and wide. The leaves are ovate in shape, medium to dark green, with rounded toothed margins and growing to 3 inches long and half as wide. Leaf spots ...