various pruning tools on a tile pathway - Pedrojperez/Getty Images Pruning can be one of the most important and necessary tasks a gardener performs to keep their plants and trees healthy, thriving, ...

Let’s start with the basics. A hand pruner is used to prune small branches up to an inch in diameter. If you are left-handed be sure that the pruner can accommodate you. If your hand is small, try ...

Which tree pruner is best? The best tree pruner is one that is big enough to remove woody material from your trees while being easy to handle. Tree pruners not only come in different sizes and shapes ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Some of the questions that I get asked quite frequently are “Are my trees ok?”, “Do I need to have an arborist come work on my trees?”, and “Is there anything I can do to help ...

Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...

NBC Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we earn a commission. Learn more. With summer on the horizon, you’re probably taking ...

Ho, ho, ho! Snip, snip, snip! There’s no better gift for a gardener than a good, high-quality pair of pruners. “Hand pruners are a gardener’s most basic and versatile tool,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant ...

Even though it is October, stores are putting up displays for the holidays. Not to be outdone, I decided to help or confuse you about what every gardener needs to put on Santa’s wish list. Number one ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No gardening tool collection is complete without a pair of pruning shears. These shears help you keep ...