October sees the start of the dormant season, which is the best time to prune lots of deciduous garden trees and plants.

If you're thinking ahead to cold-weather pruning already, you might be wondering how to prune climbing roses. Good thing, too; scheduling the task into your winter calendar will ensure healthy, ...

October is a busy month in the pruning calendar, with many plants needing to be cut back to ensure they return next year ...

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

Creeping fig grows far and wide with suction-like pads that make it hard to detach. You'll have to cut the top growth and dig ...

Vanilla orchids need bright, indirect sunlight to flourish. Direct sunlight can burn the leaves, while too little light would ...

Be ready to move half-hardy and tender plants such as pelargoniums, some salvias and fuchsias in October. They need to be cut back to around half their height and moved indoors, either into a ...

Commonly called Chinese fringe flower, this popular shrub is another old wood bloomer. Pruning in the fall will remove the ...

From perennials to roses, October is the perfect month to prune your plants before winter sets in. Keep reading for the plants to cut before it's too late. A three-bedroom detached bungalow on ...

Vertical Voyages takes students upward to sleep in the trees at John Burroughs School. Sometimes, Jon Richard says, he’ll be up in the canopy of a large Missouri tree, doing work of some kind, and ...