Fig trees (Ficus carica) are shrubs or small trees that thrive in warm climates, tolerating droughts and heat. They are grown ...

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As any homeowner knows, even the most beautiful, professionally landscaped yards require regular maintenance. Luckily, when it comes to freshening up your greenery, the best pruning shears make it ...

A research team has developed a high-precision 3D analysis framework that reveals, for the first time, the quantitative rules ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Trees are incredible survivors in spite of the challenges from pests of all kinds, including us! They are vulnerable to injuries such as mechanical wounds from lawn equipment, ...

A gardening expert has shared three specific plants that should be pruned in December for optimal spring flowering.

Are you one of those gardeners who group any task requiring shears under the pruning banner? It turns out deadheading is a ...

No gardening tool collection is complete without a pair of pruning shears. These shears help you keep dead branches trimmed away and cut your flowers back with precision. As a result, choosing the ...

As temperatures drop, muscadine vines across North Florida enter their winter dormancy. Dormancy is essential for protecting next year’s crop.

Pruning in winter is an important practice for many flowering plants to ensure their bloom in the spring. However, you'll ...

Matthew B. Johnson is at the F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA, and at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric ...