Fall is the perfect time to give your perennials a bit of TLC. From pruning to digging up tubers, the weeks leading up to ...
Cut back perennials in fall if they’re disease-prone or pest-damaged. Wait until spring cleanup to give plants winter protection and wildlife value. Use sharp tools and clean, angled cuts for strong, ...
To ensure your perennials last for years, winterizing them properly is important. Our master gardener dishes expert tips, ...
Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...
Along with all your other garden chores this autumn, such as raking leaves and planting spring bulbs, you may need to attend to your perennials. But before cutting anything back, wait for the first ...
As temperatures cool down, the garden seems to come alive again, especially with the recent rains. Dahlias, zinnias, and ...
Henry Homeyer says it is important to clean up the vegetable garden now in order to avoid overwintering diseases.
It's about the time of year when perennials are in full bloom once more—but these plants can still use a bit of maintenance. Cutting back will help your perennials really shine by stimulating new ...
Dividing perennials helps rejuvenate plants, ease overcrowding, and expand your garden. While it's not for every plant, it's ...
Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and fertilizing them to prepare for winter.
Cutting flowers from your garden comes down to cutting at precisely the right time of day for the best results.
Summer is not far off, with plenty of warm weather ahead, so plan now so you know what flowers to grow so you can cut and bring indoors to enjoy. Growing cut flowers is easy and won’t require much ...