How and when to prune freeze-damaged hibiscus and other tropical plants Dan Gill, The Times-Picayune garden columnist Feb 11, 2017 1 min to read ...

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. You can prune hibiscus most anytime, but if you prune now, any tender new growth will be more vulnerable to freeze. If you can wait, try to do so until early spring, when there's no longer a ...

For example, it’s normal for popular landscape plants such as oleander, hibiscus, bottlebrush and philodendron to suffer some cold damage.

A study by University of Florida Professor Ed Gilman suggests reducing the size of the canopy by trimming the long side branches. When trees are thinned, by removing the branches from the middle, the ...

Q: Two years ago I moved ''dwarf'' hibiscus from my planter box to the garden. I hate cutting anything that's growing and blooming, but these could stand some pruning. Any suggestions as to how ...