Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible and can ...

12:21, Sun, Apr 6, 2025 Updated: 12:27, Sun, Apr 6, 2025 Japanese maple trees are known for their magnificent red foliage that can light up a garden, but they need to be pruned at the right time to ...

When considering how to prune a lemon tree, keep in mind that: “Pruning is generally not required to keep citrus productive ...

How to prune your fruit trees to ensure a bountiful harvest next year Diarmuid Gavin at work in his mini orchard at his home in Wicklow. Photo: Fran Veale Cherries Pears When we moved into our house ...

Q: I have a lovely fig tree that was planted four years ago. It has grown vigorously and could do with a trim. When is the best time of year to trim a fig tree? How heavy should I go? WM, Co Dublin A: ...

There are few things more satisfying than biting down on home-grown apples – but there’s one important task that should be done at a particular time of year first. Part of the reason is because ...

So what are the best plants to prune in December, and how exactly should you go about it? We’ve consulted with Richard Barker ...

As the autumn weather sets in, with shorter days, longer nights, it may feel strange to head out into the garden to engage in an act of gardening. However, the autumn and winter are important times to ...

If you look forward to harvesting fruit from your own apple trees to make jams, pies, and jars of apple butter, the first step is ensuring you have healthy trees. Set your apple trees up for a ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions of ...

As autumn weather arrives, bringing shorter days and longer nights, it might seem odd to venture into the garden for some horticultural work. Yet, autumn and winter represent crucial periods for ...