Peonies Have Finished Flowering? Here Are 7 Things You Should Do Right Now for for Bigger, Better Flowers Next Year
How sad is it when peonies stop blooming? It’s like they are telling us that spring is gone, and the hot season is coming –…
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10 Things to Do With Your Roses in June for Bigger Blooms and a Much Longer Flowering Season
I don’t know a single person who doesn’t love roses, do you? They are so romantic, some have an amazing fragrance, they come in so…
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12 Stunning Flower Seeds You Can Still Sow in June for Bold Late-Summer Color That Lasts Into Fall
Look, we’ve all been there. It’s mid-June, you look out at your garden, and you just… sigh. The tulips are dead and gone, the peonies…
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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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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…
