A professional gardener weighs in on whether you should cut off your dead hydrangea flowers, as well as tips on when and how.

A little July trim will ensure your flower garden has bountiful blooms for the rest of the season, plus more nectar for ...

For healthy hydrangeas with colorful new blooms every year, try this easy pruning technique that works best if carried out in the mid-summer months.

One flower breaks that rule entirely: the petunia. Gardeners have relied on petunias for generations because they're easy to ...

As is the case with many garden jobs, there is a manual tool and a powered one for hedges too. For light hedge pruning, a ...

This garden writer has tested hundreds of plants over the years – these are the ones that consistently survive heat, cold, ...

The first week of July is the time of red, white and bloom so take time to deadhead, fertilize and water your summer annuals and perennials to keep them in flower. July is the month that many potted ...

1. Sow turnips now for quick late-summer roots. Choose a sunny, open patch with fine, moist soil, and sow thinly in shallow ...

Getting orchids to rebloom can seem impossible, but this simple annual orchid care routine will help your plant flower ...

Manage your garden effectively during extreme weather. Discover tips for gardening through a heat wave and support your plants.

Key Points Deadheading keeps flowers from using energy to go to seed, and redirects it toward more growth.Flowers like ...