Prune These 9 Flowering Shrubs in June Before They Set Next Year’s Buds and It’s Too Late
The heavy, sweet scent of spring is completely gone, and your garden paths are likely covered in a papery brown carpet of spent petals. And…
Amber Noyes
Amber Noyes was born and raised in a suburban California town, San Mateo. She holds a master’s degree in horticulture from the University of California as well as a BS in Biology from the University of San Francisco. With experience working on an organic farm, water conservation research, farmers’ markets, and plant nursery, she understands what makes plants thrive and how we can better understand the connection between microclimate and plant health. When she’s not on the land, Amber loves informing people of new ideas/things related to gardening, especially organic gardening, houseplants, and growing plants in a small space.
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Author: Amber Noyes
Amber Noyes was born and raised in a suburban California town, San Mateo. She holds a master's degree in horticulture from the University of California as well as a BS in Biology from the University of San Francisco. With experience working on an organic farm, water conservation research, farmers' markets, and plant nursery, she understands what makes plants thrive and how we can better understand the connection between microclimate and plant health. When she’s not on the land, Amber loves informing people of new ideas/things related to gardening, especially organic gardening, houseplants, and growing plants in a small space.
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10 Brilliant Perennials to Chelsea Chop in June for Bigger Blooms All Summer
Your borders gave you a glorious first flush in May, didn’t they? And now, in June, half of them are flopping open, going leggy, browning…
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6 Things You Should Never Ignore After Your Irises Bloom — Especially If You Want Bigger Blooms Next Spring
Irises after flowering can look a bit… tired. One week, they are exploding with those extraordinary ruffled blooms in shades of violet, lavender, buttery cream,…
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Miss May, Miss Out—10 Perennials That Are Almost Too Easy to Propagate from Cuttings Right Now
Every May I catch myself looking around the garden thinking, this is the moment I should be taking cuttings—and most years, I’m a little late…
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5 Crucial May Peony Tasks That Separate Sparse Blooms From Massive Flower Displays
Why are peonies so charming? Is it because of their large traditional blossoms that take you back to an idyllic past? Or because they are…
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12 Flower Seeds to Direct Sow in May for Continuous Blooms From Summer to Fall
I’m staring at my seed box right now and it’s a mess. (I mean, it’s always a mess. But this time of year it’s a…
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10 California Native Trees to Plant Instead of Crape Myrtle This Year (Better Blooms, Less Water)
A sunny garden is easy to fill with lush leaves and colorful blooms; a water-starved one a bit less, especially in late summer! And let’s…
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What to Do with Dahlias in April to Get Twice as Many Blooms and a Longer Season of Bigger Healthier Flowers
Every spring we find ourselves doing the same thing. We pull the dahlia tubers out of storage wait until the soil feels warm enough to…
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10 Native Wildflowers to Plant in April If You Don’t Want Your Garden to Become a Pollinator Dead Zone by Mid-Summer
Butterflies and bees and other pollinators are “waking up” right now, in spring, and it’s time to give them a hand. How? Sow native wildflowers…
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12 Flower Seeds to Sow in April for a Garden That Blooms All Summer and Into Early Fall
How to fill in your flower beds and borders with generous, non-stop blooms through summer and into fall? Easy, sow annuals (and some perennials) in…
