Want to know what plants to prune? From lavender to wisteria, keep reading for the plants to prune in July before it's too ...

Pruning tools In order to make cuts that heal correctly on plants, the proper tools are needed. When pruning small branches, those that are 1 inch in diameter or smaller, hand pruners are recommended.

Find out which tree pruning tools you should use for everything from light trimming to cutting off large branches.

So if you have an overgrown yew you'd like shorter, or pruned back so you can see past it, or opened up to let light inside where there are bare brown branches , prune it now so your yew has all ...

Pruning young trees In the first five or 10 years after planting a young tree, the lower branches will need to be pruned to raise the canopy to the desired height.

Q. I have three older yews in front of my house and wonder – as they grow older – whether the outside green area will become less pronounced, showing more of the inner wood.

Yew 'Repandens' is a soft-needled evergreen that tolerates shade and tree-root competition.

Prune them immediately after blossoming. Keep pruning tools such as anvil and by-pass shears, lopping shears, and hedge shears sharp and clean to avoid spreading disease from infected plants.

I know that yew is a good grower after pruning, but how much can I prune? What would happen if I cut two-thirds of it off almost straight across? It would look awful, but would it regenerate?