Like pruning, which refers to cutting back growth to maintain a tidy appearance, deadheading is a vital maintenance task that involves manually pinching off any spent blooms and seed heads. For many ...

Gardening is all about balance, but pests like aphids, beetles, mites, and flies can really test your patience. You don’t ...

Deadheading is an important chore that can make a big difference in plant health and the amount of blooms a plant produces.

As the dazzling display of spring-flowering bulbs comes to a close, it’s time for a bit of spring cleaning. Now is the time to remove spent blossoms and prevent seed production from stealing needed ...

February brings temperature swings and the start of spring weather, with the threat of frost lingering. Many spring flowers like Japanese magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora) and paperwhites (Narcissus ...

THERE are a number of gardening jobs that you can do now that your lawn will thank you for in the warmer months. With winter still in the air, it may seem odd to be thinking ahead to summer. But green ...

CORNISH FLAT, N.H. By the end of July, many flowers have done their thing. They've had their moment of glory, and are now bearing bedraggled blossoms and bug-bitten or diseased leaves. Some remind me ...