Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Light purple bee balm blooms and green foliage - Marcin Perkowski/Shutterstock Bee balm (Monarda didyma) is a stunning perennial ...

If you dream of strolling through your garden on a spring morning, basket in hand and flowers at the ready, the time to plant is now. “Fall plantings are for spring harvests,” says Meredith Bishop, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phlox flowers . Phlox are easy-to-grow plants that come in a huge variety of colors to provide a bounty of fragrant flowers ...

Some perennials benefit from being allowed to stand through the winter and then cut back in the spring. Certain plants weaken when trimmed in the fall and prefer to have their fallen leaves or intact ...

After a long, cold winter, you’re probably ready to get outdoors to start tidying up your garden. While there are many plants, such as roses and fruit trees, that can be pruned in late winter to early ...

I prefer to leave perennials up for winter interest in my garden at home and then cut them back in spring. The spring gardening season is very busy for me and there have been some years when I did not ...

Gardeners often ask, “When is the best time to cut back the dead tops of herbaceous perennials (stems die back to the ground each year)?” “Should we cut them in fall as the tops fade?” “Or wait until ...

Do you know why flowers make great racecar drivers? They put the petals to the metal. Flowers aren’t the only plants that make our perennial plantings and landscapes attractive. Ornamental grasses are ...

What’s Your Crop’s Life Expectancy? - The intensity of cutting management (the number of cuttings made per year) should be based on the desired quality and life expectancy of the crop. If the goal is ...