Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pruning plants while they are dormant reduces stress and encourages healthy growth. (Getty Images) Along with mowing the lawn at ...

As grape arbors grow scarce in Cambridge and Somerville, herbalist Mo Katz-Christy encourages local residents to turn their “grape eyes” on.

AND HOW TO DO IT. WITH A HANDSAW AND A CAREFUL CUT, THIS CAN BE PRIME TIME FOR PRUNING. SO I’LL TAKE THIS BACK AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM IN BOSTON. HORTICULTURISTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A NARROW ...

Winter pruning can feel like a secret art—your hands in the chill air, shears in motion, imagining the perfect shape of your trees and shrubs. But here’s the catch: one wrong snip can turn your cozy ...