Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

A Hibiscus bush in full bloom is a beautiful sight, but caring for it involves commonly-made mistakes. Here's what to know before you prune.

Few plants say “summer” quite like hibiscus with their big, colorful flowers. And pruning hibiscus plants correctly is key to getting the best flower show in late summer, and ensuring blooms keep ...

A stunning white hibiscus flower in dappled sunlight, surrounded by green foliage - Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus, H. moscheutos, H. coccineus) is a stunning ...

Think your hibiscus hates the British weather? In many gardens, quiet pruning mistakes are the real reason summer blooms vanish before they begin. Every summer, gardeners hope their hibiscus will ...

Determining what time of year to prune your ornamental deciduous shrubs can be tricky and confusing, but we hope to clear up ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating a maple tree that's shedding leaves, pruning a hibiscus before bringing it indoors, and how to get an African violet to bloom again. A ...

Q. Please tell me when to cut my hibiscus back. Some are 7 feet tall and still blooming on top. Tell me how low to cut them back. -- E.N., Houston A. I assume your plants are in beds. Since it's so ...

Late winter is a key time to prune trees, shrubs, and perennial flowers that bloom in summer on wood that has grown in spring of the same year, or "new wood" bloomers. Once winter thaws and plants ...

The beginning of February means it is time to consider the big hack job or to simply get snippy with some of your trees, shrubs and perennials. To prune or not to prune, that is the question. The ...