Give an old, tangled shrub a new start

Midwinter is a good time to prune deciduous shrubs because it’s easy to see the structure and judge which branches to remove.

Garden Mastery: ‘Wow, what is THAT tree?’

Pearl acacia is a large shrub, native to Australia, that can be pruned into a tidy 10- to 20-foot-tall tree. From late fall ...