12 Flowers to Deadhead in August So Your Garden Doesn’t Fade Too Early
August always plays a trick on us. There are flowers in the garden, bees buzzing about, dahlias are finally showing their true colors and you…
Garden Maintenance
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10 Perennials to Give the July Hampton Hack for a Spectacular Second Flush of Flowers
There’s a cruel little joke the garden plays on us gardeners every year. In June, all abundance – geraniums frothing over the path, catmint humming…
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Take Cuttings of These 10 Plants in July and You’ll Have Dozens of Free Plants by Next Season
“July is far too hot to propagate plants from cuttings!” Well, for some varieties it is, but not all of them, in fact, for some…
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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…
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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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10 Shrubs That Are Still Safe to Prune in April Without Ruining This Year’s Blooms
February advice on pruning makes you feel like a failure when March gets away from you. The books all say late winter, dormancy, sap not…
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Be Brave and Give These 10 Plants a Hard Prune in March — They’ll Reward You With Bigger Blooms
You know that moment. You’re standing in front of your hydrangea in March, secateurs in hand, staring at those bare stems like you might accidentally…
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9 Shrubs You Should Never Prune in February — Plus the Right Time to Trim Each One
I can already see you out there, shears in hand, staring at those bare branches and brittle stems. February does this to us—the days get…
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Winter Peony Care Tips Every Beginner Needs
Did you know that peonies actually need and like winter? Well, we all know they are cold hardy flowering plants, and in fact, they need…
