Key Points Prune hostas in fall after frost for tidy beds, but waiting until spring protects crowns and roots.In summer, remove dead or damaged leaves and spent flowers to keep plants healthy.Always ...

Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and ...

Cutting back hostas too soon in fall can limit root growth needed to survive winter. Removing hosta leaves before winter ...

You just planted a tidy row of tiny broccoli in your garden. But when you head outside the next morning, you discover the foliage is full of weirdly-shaped holes—and some of the seedlings are gone!

Hostas add volume and lushness to any yard but how soon should you prune before wintertime? Here's when you should trim them back and what to look out for.