If Walt Whitman had lived in California, he might have written, "When ceanothus last in the dooryard bloom'd," for in California, it is the ceanothus that marks the "ever-returning spring." A native ...

Want to know when to cut it back or how to prune it? Find out all you need to know... Warton's Bill Blackledge is one of the county's most popular and sought after gardeners. If it's green and needs ...

California native plants are getting more attention these days. More nurseries, including our local Cherry Valley Nursery, are now carrying them. But many people don’t realize California natives have ...

Once established, avoid pruning. On very young plants, pinch out the soft young shoots in spring to make bushier specimens. If necessary, trim over-long flowering shoots by half with a pair of sharp ...

Prune spring-flowering ceanothus, removing around 12in (30cm) from shoots that have flowered, bearing in mind that ceanothus does not appreciate hard pruning. Prop broad beans Put in support for the ...

Pruning is the process of selectively removing branches from a tree or shrubs. The goal is to remove unwanted branches which may be dead or diseased, to help improve the structure of the shrub or tree ...