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 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 ...

Pruning hibiscus boosts branching, airflow, and blooms, though it delays flowers slightly. Tropical hibiscus is cut back by one-third in spring; hardy types just need dead stems removed. To shape as a ...

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 ...

Q: I have a hibiscus in a 20-inch clay pot with wrinkled flower buds, small leaves and leggy stems. The hibiscus gets filtered light on my south-facing patio and gets hand-watered every other day. A: ...

Q. I bought a hibiscus five years ago, and it is about 9 feet tall and needs pruning. When and how should I prune it? It has always bloomed, and I don't want to prune it incorrectly and stop the ...

No other summer flowering shrub surpasses the tropical hibiscus for glossy, dark green foliage and nonstop flowers in red, pink, yellow, orange, white, lavender or even brown and gray. And the ...

Question: I have a camellia bush that is about four feet tall and wide and I want to move it to a new location. How do I make the move? Answer: Dig this plant as soon as possible and move it to a new ...

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: 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 and ...