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 ...

Q: Can I trim and shape my globe evergreen bushes and if so, can I do it this spring? They’ve been in place a number of years and do have dead branches inside. What would you suggest for trimming back ...

This cheery berry grows well in almost all areas of New Zealand, and has relatively few pests and diseases. One of my personal garden highlights of each summer is picking fresh raspberries, as there ...

You probably won't kill off the landscape by pruning your plants at the wrong time or in the wrong way, but you could do some lasting damage. The specifics of trimming depend on two key issues - the ...

Like overgrown hair, untrimmed hedges may go unnoticed to everyone but the owner. A spring trim will get your hedge back in shape and stimulate new growth. The best time to trim is after the flush of ...

08:38, Tue, Jul 15, 2025 Updated: 09:03, Tue, Jul 15, 2025 Raspberries grow their sweetest and juiciest berries in summer, but gardeners need to make sure they are fertilising their bushes properly if ...

The loyal reader knows that part of my formative years was spent in the family’s huge raspberry patch. It was a four-rower, properly wired up to support berry-laden bushes. The aisles between the rows ...