Anything on a tree that is dead, diseased or damaged can be cut out any time of the year.

TIME TO FINISH up our short course on pruning and go out and tackle your orchards and yard. Today is the start of early-mid-winter and, with this beginning, let us start on pruning your entire yard.

You don't have to wait for your ugly old stump to rot away, because it's easy to cover up a tree stump and turn it into a raised garden bed. Here's how.

Break out the leather gloves, heavy long sleeve shirt or coat and a pair of pruners and head out to your raspberry patch.