Learn when, why, and how to prune a Japanese maple to keep your tree healthy and beautiful. Do the bulk of Japanese maple pruning in the late winter or early spring months, during the tree’s ...

The acer can grow quickly from one year to the next, so it will need an annual tidy-up to keep looking neat and tidy. This is particularly the case if you are trying to maintain its size and shape.

If you prune a Japanese Maple, it encourages a lot of growth, so it’s a great idea to keep growing it to make a beautiful tree in your garden. To “stimulate better growth”, gardeners can’t ...

The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter. One reason is that insect pests and plant ...

Don't prune in early spring, as many trees bleed sap if cut at this time of year. The exceptions to the 'deciduous tree' rule are maple, horse chestnut, birch, walnut and cherry trees which all ...

This recipe uses oconut sugar which has a full flavour, adding another dimension to simple recipes such as a humble crumble. The ice cream is like nothing I’ve made before. Not only is it ...

Lightly pruning maple and birch trees in the fall is actually the best time of year because these trees bleed sap severely when pruned in late winter or spring. Severely pruning evergreen hedges ...