Q: I had back surgery recently and was unable to trim my bushes. Is it too late to trim weigela, burning bush, a holly and two no-names that were here when I moved here? I didn't get to fertilize ...

As well as enjoying the fruits of your labour from earlier in the year – whether it’s picking home-grown veggies or admiring perennials in full bloom – time spent in the garden during July is largely ...

Late winter to early spring is the best time to prune trees and shrubs. With the exception of evergreens, plants are still dormant during this window, so the stress that pruning imparts will not ...

Naturally, there are exceptions. For shrubs that bloom in early spring, like lilac (Syringa spp.), forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia) and weigela (Weigela florida), prune immediately after the blooms ...

The temptation is great this time of year to shape up the shrubs. Don’t. Pruning forces new growth. The new leaves and branch tips will not have enough time to harden off or prepare for winter.

Q: Three years ago, I bought a house with a 9-foot forsythia bush and an 8-foot weigela. I have pruned them. However, if I prune them very much, there's nothing but old, dead wood in the middle of ...

Q: I planted several weigela shrubs in front of the house 18 years ago. My neighbors’ vinca has invaded that area. We have a bunch of pretty, large blue rocks and a lot of Mexican pebble rock that the ...

My Wine & Roses Weigela shrubs are leafing out only about 5 % throughout the shrubs. They have been established for about 9 years on the south side of the house. A friend in my community is also ...

Description: A deciduous, spring-blooming shrub with trumpet-shaped flowers, Weigela florida is a common garden species native to Japan. This member of the honeysuckle family spreads 6 to 9 feet high ...