Pruning changes the form and growth of a plant. Pruning can also be considered preventive maintenance for both insect and disease damage. Many problems may be prevented by pruning correctly during the ...

Dwarf lemon trees are the best plants to grow in containers as their height doesn’t exceed 12 feet. If you are considering adding these lovely trees to your house, congratulations on a smart decision.

Acid cherries such as 'Morello' have been developed from the dwarf cherry from south-east Asia ... It also helps to ripen the wood and produce good buds for next year's crop. All cherry pruning should ...

Climbing hydrangeas are the exception to this rule – they are pruned in summer, after flowering. Pruning prevents hydrangeas becoming woody and congested, and channels the plants' energy into ...

Pruning Buddleja davidii is essential if you want to keep it looking its best. If you don't prune your buddleia it can become tatty and overgrown, developing a twiggy tangle of bare stems, with the ...

Additionally, this high-maintenance plant needs regular pruning to bear the best fruit. If you're dead set on an apricot tree, you could attempt to grow a dwarf apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca 'Wilson ...

For example, while you may not have the room to grow a majestic Colorado fir (Abies concolor) which reaches a height of 70 feet, a dwarf cultivar known as the "compact white fir ... Apart from ...

A person's hand checking one of the green bananas in a bunch growing on a banana plant - Antonio Hugo Photo/Getty Images ...