Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants so their branches lie in an orderly and ornamental two-dimensional form. The beauty comes from the tracery of the branches. Espalier is a way to create ...
A guide to plants to prune in January, including shrubs and vines that flower on new growth, which will reward any trimming ...
Few homeowners are acquainted with the Ribes (RYE-bees) family of plants; gooseberries, currants and jostaberries. There are over 150 ribes species in the world, including gooseberries and clove or ...
Pruning is “always a big January job” TV gardening guru Monty Don has recommended UK gardeners carry out and have “finished by the end of this month”. Before pruning everything in your garden, Monty ...
This week, Central New York gardening writer Carol T. Bradford responds to a reader question. Dear Carol: I have a question about jostaberries. I've two bushes that are up pretty good. Nice and green ...
Espalier: how to train plants for the tracery of branches This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative ...