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In late spring and early summer, most flowering annuals and herbaceous perennials are at their best, flush with an abundance of flower blooms in a variety of riotous colors. But by the time the dog ...

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When the calendar reaches August each summer, many flowering plants are near the end of the first act of the glorious show they orchestrate in our landscapes each season. This is the time when many of ...

Keep blooms in your garden well into fall. The end of summer may seem like a slow time in the garden as heat stresses plants, bloom production begins to reduce, and growth begins to slow, but it’s the ...

Deadheading is an important but often poorly understood and underutilized gardening technique. This rather morbid term simply refers to pruning off old, faded flowers from a plant as it blooms. It is ...

Deadhead and prune perennials for several reasons. First, deadheading encourages plants to continue blooming or rewards the gardener with a second season of bloom. Next, removing spent flowers from ...

Deadheading is essential. It's surprising how many people do it wrong. Don't just pull off the faded flower. Remove the flower, seed capsule and stem, depending on the kind of plant. Deadheading ...

Deadheading, the removal of spent blooms, encourages new growth and more flowers. Annuals like zinnias and marigolds benefit from frequent deadheading, while others like impatiens are self-deadheading ...