Photo detail

This June 23, 2019, photo taken in a yard near Langley, Wash., shows the results of an improperly timed pruning job. Deciduous trees and shrubs should be pruned in the spring, before they leaf. It would have reduced the height of this shrub and eliminated the new growth that’s without any blooms. (Dean Fosdick via AP)

Donate Report a Typo Contact

Stories this photo appears in:

Tease photo

Pruning is one of the most fundamental tasks in gardening, and knowing when to trim is as essential as knowing how.

By Associated Press August 22, 2019