David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

August is a time when many gardens can start to look a bit tired, but with a little care, you can keep the blooms coming well into late summer! One of the best ways to encourage more flowers is ...

There are plenty of plant care techniques that help growers yield greater gains, like wiring and “screen of green” netting that help plants grow higher and reach more sun. And of course there’s ...

Knowing how to deadhead mums can help prolong blooming and keep your plants looking their best all season long. Removing faded flowers (called deadheading) interrupts the plant's goal of making seeds.

It takes just a few minutes a few times per week for gorgeous petunia blooms. Regularly removing wilted blooms keeps petunias looking vibrant and encourages them to produce more flowers throughout the ...

As summer progresses, many of those wonderful blooming plants start to look a little worse for wear. A lot of that worn look comes from spent flowers going to seed. The cure is deadheading. Besides ...

Knowing when and how to deadhead mums can help prolong blooming and keep your plants looking their best all season long. Removing faded flowers (called deadheading) interrupts the plant's goal of ...