If you take the time to plant and cultivate flowers, you want them to thrive as best they can. Deadheading doesn’t cost a dime or require any special equipment, and it can yield a long season of ...

Everyone should have a gardening to-do list for fall -- cut back perennials, refresh mulch, and do a little strategic deadheading, all before the first frost hits. One important fall task you won't ...

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, ...

Is it necessary or important to remove dead flowers after they bloom? Deadheading or removing dead flowers after they bloom will often improve the appearance of the landscape, producing a cleaner look ...

The purpose of a flower is reproduction. In general, once a flower has been pollinated, blooms and dies, it forms seeds for the next generation. If you want to have beautiful flowers in your garden or ...

Each year my color-design guru son orders plants for use at his client’s homes, shopping centers, apartment communities, and office complexes. Though he is now way better than his dad, I always ...