It might be a demanding task but you'll be glad you did it!

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

Getting your rose bushes ready for spring is crucial for vigorous growth and a spectacular display of flowers. As daylight hours stretch and the mercury climbs, it's the perfect moment to make sure ...

And with that, it's time to get your yard and garden in order in preparation for a glorious spring and summer on the horizon.

You'll need by-pass shears, a pruning saw for any difficult-to-cut canes and a pair of heavy, preferably leather, gloves to protect yourself from the thorns. The Houston Rose Society recommends ...

With spring upon us, now is a good time to give many types of roses their annual pruning. Hybrid teas, grandifloras and floribundas, in particular, can be pruned to stimulate new growth and to improve ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I need some advice on pruning a climbing rose trained on a wrought iron ...

We’ve passed the winter solstice and that means we’re on the way to spring and the gardening season. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon ...

— Ralph Ridgeway Pruning climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a ...