Joellen Dimond prunes an azalea, and Frank Hale talks about tree borers. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local horticulturalist Joellen Dimond demonstrates how to properly ...

Prune azaleas immediately after blooming to protect the following year's flower buds. Deciduous azaleas need minimal pruning unless branches are damaged or diseased, while evergreen types respond to ...

We performed pruning and trimming of garden trees at a private residence in Takami-cho, Toyota City.This time, we focused on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: Our azaleas are being invaded by a disease again this year. It happens each year and causes a rapid loss of leaves. What causes ...

I have several overgrown azalea bushes and want to rejuvenate them. Is it too late to cut them back now? I do realize I would lose the spring flowers, but I’m afraid the overgrown condition of the ...

Question. I have azaleas that are not doing well, as the plants have dead portions, and there is a gray crust on the stems. Can they be saved? Answer. Make an effort to save these azaleas by first ...

Question: I gave my azaleas a hard pruning at the proper time last year. They made good growth but have very few blooms for spring. Can I tip the longer growths back this year? Answer: Giving azaleas ...

"My garden tree got too big, so I decided to cut it back short." "I thought it looked neat, but the following year, more ...

Fall is not a time to prune spring-flowering trees and shrubs. Don’t cut these plants back in October; it removes blooms and encourages growth at the wrong time ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. When is the best time to pick my oranges? I have about 60 this year on two ...