In order for our gardens to truly thrive, it's important we know when and how to tend to them. Which is why it's key to time your pruning right and only do it when your camellia shrub is ready. As ...

The No. 1 question the Tallahassee Camellia Society receives on its website is for recommendations on someone to prune camellias. The Tallahassee Camellia Society does not recommend specific arborists ...

CORVALLIS - Is your camellia bush looking a little bedraggled? Some older plants are so full of leaves and thin branches that they bear poor quality flowers. Others carry leaves burned by winter wind ...

When these early-spring shrubs finish blooming, get out a sharp hand saw and begin trimming for shape and health. There's no one better at the art of pruning shrubs than Cass Turnbull of PlantAmnesty, ...

Q I am sending a photo of my camellia shrubs. I have trimmed them once this spring, perhaps a 10%-15% cut. They have always been evergreen and healthy, my having planted them 30 years ago. Should I ...

In many ways, November feels like a perfect time to prune your plants. The weather is cooler and easier to work with, and wrapping up lingering gardening tasks feels natural towards the end of the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...

Question. Our camellia hedge is blooming nicely but is thin at the base. Should we cut it back when the blooming stops or wait until spring to do the pruning? Answer. Enjoy the blooms now and wait ...

Learn which trees and shrubs you should not prune in spring—and when to trim dogwood, lilac, azalea, forsythia, and more.