DEAR RICKI: For hard, rejuvenative pruning, your Euonymus bushes should be cut back in late winter/early spring, before new growth begins. But if you just want to clean up their shape or reduce their ...

Q: I am worried about this Euonymus shrub (see photo). Is it getting a fungus problem? A: Euonymus commonly gets winter damage, especially when we've had cold and dry weather. Look for a parade of ...

Q: I have a euonymus hedge and it needs trimming. Can I trim it now or should I wait until winter/spring? — D.F., Albuquerque A: Everything I’ve found says you can trim it now, just do it ASAP. I ...

Q. My evergreen euonymus hedge seems to grow all year. How often should I prune it? A. There are a number of different varieties of evergreen euonymus. Some grow quite slowly and need little or no ...

Many landscape disappointments can be avoided if you know when to prune your trees and shrubs. Flower-producing wood might be eliminated inadvertently because of pruning too late or early. The leaf ...

As humans, one of the things that we go for is "control." Personally, I think that's a big driving force behind most landscaping. A desire to order our outside living area, just as we do indoors, ...

Q: Is it too late to prune? We have artificial turf around the tree, but the borders are open for applying fertilizer. Is this good, or should we use fertilizer stakes too? A: My old college professor ...

*Avoid pruning oaks from February through June, when transmission of oak wilt is most likely. Paint all wounds on oaks with wound dressing or latex paint to seal the tree from possible Oak Wilt ...