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Avoid pruning your trees at these critical times or risk harming your garden

Pruning at the wrong time stresses trees, leaves them open to disease, and can even break the law during nesting season. But ...
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Turn A Single Plum Pit Into Your Own Fruit-Bearing Backyard Tree

While fruit trees generally take a lot of time before they produce, you can easily start the process by turning a single plum pit into a seedling.

Should You Trim Fruit Trees In The Fall Or Wait Until Spring? Here's The Best Time

Trimming your fruit trees at the wrong time can reduce the tree's total fruit production, its tolerance for cold weather, and ...

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Monty Don shares his advice for growing poppies in an extract from his classic book Gardening At Longmeadow. British gardening expert says now is the perfect time to sow seeds. Pictured: 'Patty's ...

7 Plants You Should Never Prune in Fall

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

Why Growing A Plum Tree From The Pit Won't Always Give The Best Results

You buy a plum, plant the pit, and have a lifetime supply of free plums -- that's the dream at least. Discover why experts don't recommend this practice.