Hydrangeas are one of the easiest plants to deadhead. Hydrangeas offer the most gorgeous and long-lasting blooms for your garden. And that makes it hard for many gardeners to determine when or how to ...

The puffs of colored flowers that emerge from hydrangea bushes are a sure sign that summer is here. These popular plants are superb, long-lasting garden ornaments. When their flowering season comes to ...

Brown, faded blooms during the growing season are a sign your hydrangea is ready to be deadheaded—but only if you see new green growth beneath the flower. Avoid deadheading after early September, as ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

August is a time when many gardens can start to look a bit tired, but with a little care, you can keep the blooms coming well into late summer! One of the best ways to encourage more flowers is ...

There are plenty of plant care techniques that help growers yield greater gains, like wiring and “screen of green” netting that help plants grow higher and reach more sun. And of course there’s ...

DENVER — The entire purpose of a plant is to reproduce. Flowers don't care if we think they're pretty or smell good. They exist to bloom, attract pollinators, set seed to start a new generation. It's ...

Hydrangeas growing cycle is coming to a end in late August, but now is the peak time to do a very simple task that can help it grow fuller and much perkier flowers in the future. Hydrangeas flowers ...

Deadheading is an essential practice in the garden, one that encourages beautiful, well-maintained flowers. In short, the process involves removing spent buds; doing so redirects the plant's energy ...