Pruning is one of the most important gardening jobs for climbing plants, and honeysuckle is no exception. The sweetly fragranced flowers are particularly attractive to pollinators and can be very ...

Honeysuckle is a fast-growing hardy climber that can quickly become unmanageable if left for too long. But with a little TLC, this plant is sure to enhance your garden as it produces stunning delicate ...

Dear Neil: I wasn’t able to find the 3-1-2 ratio fertilizer you recommended. I found 18-0-12. Is zero as the middle number satisfactory? I’ve been a garden writer/broadcaster in Texas for several ...

Answer: Honeysuckle vines, no matter the variety, seem to do best in full sun. Yours sounds like it might not be getting enough sun to produce a lot of blossoms. If you really want blooms, you might ...

This honeysuckle was dying for a good renewal pruning. Rejuvenation pruning took the honeysuckle back to short stubs, from which new shoots will grow this spring. The beast of a honeysuckle at the ...

Dear Neil: I have a 10-year-old coral honeysuckle that grows and blooms on top of its fence, but the lower 4 feet is without flowers or foliage. Should it be pruned next March? Answer: That's fairly ...

As well as enjoying the fruits of your labour from earlier in the year – whether it’s picking home-grown veggies or admiring perennials in full bloom – time spent in the garden during July is largely ...

I have a large honeysuckle and a Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ (right) growing together along a fence, blocking all the light from plants in the border. How can I prune them and deal with all the ...

As well as enjoying the fruits of your labour from earlier in the year – whether it’s picking home-grown veggies or admiring perennials in full bloom – time spent in the garden during July is largely ...