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 ...

"Bramble" is the common name for the genus Rubus which includes raspberries, blackberries and their hybrids and cultivars. The term bramble is used to denote “thorniness” a common trait among these ...

Raspberries are a relatively easy fruit to grow at home, if you have space for large shrubs in full sun. Just be sure you are willing to brave the thorns of these vigorous plants to prune them every ...

In fall, prune shrubs only to remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches. Wait until leaves drop to better spot problem areas. Keep cuts minimal and avoid removing large limbs or heavy growth. As you ...

Fall brings out my outdoor neat freak. I feel an intense need to get things buttoned up in the yard before the cold hits. After the annuals and vegetables have come down, I find my eyes wandering to ...

When it comes to gardening tasks, fall can feel like a season of preparation: getting your plants ready for the winter, and cleaning things up a bit so you have less work to do come spring. But if you ...

A bit of summer pruning goes a long way to keeping your raspberries healthy and productive. So, get out the mosquito netting, long sleeves and pruners and get busy. The summer harvest is produced on 2 ...