However, before your garden is splashed in a wash of color and texture, there is one thorny task you must get through: pruning. Whether to shape the plant, control its size, or improve its vigor, ...

Pruning is the selective removal of specific plant parts for the benefit of the whole plant. Some reasons to prune are to train a plant, maintain plant health, improve the quality of flowers, fruits ...

The celebration, which premiered on Saturday, March 22, also features Lancaster farmer Steve Sanchez, host of the “Agave & Cactus Talk” podcast, hosting an agave pit roasting demonstration.

Agave Planting at Mission Garden, Thursday April 10, 8-11am Help plant agaves as part of Mission Garden’s new Tomorrow’s Garden, where we consider what foods might be grown sustainably in the Sonoran ...

Pruning is not required but can help keep the plant looking full. In late spring to early summer when the plant is done blooming, prune the plant all the way around to keep it more compact and bushy.

However, the Easter cactus has sometimes been classified as Hatiora gaertneri or Schlumbergera gaertneri. Pruning an Easter cactus is optional, but it will help with reblooming for the following year.

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A couple of years ago, while on holiday on the Isle of Wight, I purchased a gorgeous Agave in the shop at Ventnor Botanic Garden ... Mine has produced some small babies, growing at the base of the ...

A couple of years ago, while on holiday on the Isle of Wight, I purchased a gorgeous Agave in the shop at Ventnor Botanic Garden! It was a ...

If you have not had the time to prune your fruit trees in winter, now is the opportune time. A little pruning now can reduce the work needed to care for your trees throughout the year. Why prune?