The best way to learn how to prune is to watch someone who knows what he’s doing. I learned the hard way; not understanding the art and science of aesthetic pruning can lead to problems. It started ...

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 ...

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 – ...