Pruning and shearing aren't interchangeable. They're two very different gardening techniques that are used in specific ...

Get to know the blade. Put on gloves and safety goggles before you start, then secure one handle of your shears in a table vise. With a coarse, bastard-cut mill file in hand, “inspect the blade for ...

With the array of tools available, make sure you prune with the one best suited for the job, whether it's clipping plant ...

I use my pruning shears more than any other garden tool, and although it may seem strange to admit, I have a fondness for them. My pruning shears get used almost every time I step into my garden, and ...

What if we told you there was an easier to way to prune those hedges than using your garden shears? Find out what to use for ...

When I was a kid, grass meant a lawn, and grass-care meant dragging the lawn mower out every other week. In today’s gardens, ornamental grasses are becoming increasingly popular for their deer ...

There are rules to hedging. For example, hedges should be uniform and exclusive to just a single cultivar. A modern 'Green Beauty' boxwood will never conform within a hedge of more yellowish, ...

In the Hamptons, where $15 million homes define exclusivity, money can only exclude so much. Then you need privet. The fine-textured, malleable hedge keeps the world at bay. It is the ubiquitous green ...