Harvesting fresh raspberries from your home garden is a fulfilling experience, and with some thoughtful pruning, you can maximize your harvest. By removing old and diseased canes and thinning out new ...

Everything you need to know about selecting varieties, planting canes, pruning, and harvesting.

The only thing better than eating a bowl full of ripe raspberries is being able to harvest those raspberries from bushes in your own garden. While raspberries do not last long once they are ripe, if ...

Raspberries are a relatively easy fruit to grow at home, if you have space for large shrubs in full sun. Just be sure you are willing to brave the thorns of these vigorous plants to prune them every ...

Compared to spring and summer, winter might seem like the off-season for gardeners, with nothing to do but wait for their plants to wake back up. However, some winter care tasks, especially when it ...

Pruning decisions should be based on local weather and plant dormancy, not the calendar. Identify if a shrub blooms on old or new wood to determine the correct pruning time. Shrubs that bloom on new ...

These plants rely on a mid-summer trim to keep them happy and healthy ...

As is the case with many garden jobs, there is a manual tool and a powered one for hedges too. For light hedge pruning, a good pair of gardening shears should make the job easier. If you have a lot of ...

Plant raspberries in early spring in a full-sun location with well-drained, amended soil. Avoid planting raspberries where tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, or strawberries were recently grown. Proper ...