August Pruning: 6 Plants You Should Trim Now for Better Fall Blooms originally appeared on Dengarden. As a gardener, you know that plants need varying levels and types of maintenance throughout the ...

The flowers are fading, leaves are falling, and the lawn has lost its summer beauty as we inch into autumn. Drought and intense heat have left many plants struggling, and what was once a beautiful ...

Don’t prune Black Eyed Susans, sunflowers, or ornamental grasses—they add winter interest. Mums, geraniums, and Christmas ferns stay colorful or green, so no trimming is needed. Wait until spring to ...

Keep fall's favorite flower blooming abundantly all season long. Pick healthy mums early in the season—choose plants with tight buds, not full blooms. Decide between hardy mums for perennials or ...

If tree and shrub pruning is on your to do list for this fall, scratch it off until late winter or spring. This includes roses, too. While most plants can be pruned at any time of year without causing ...

It seems that everywhere you look in October you see chrysanthemums blooming. Widely available and relatively inexpensive, they are almost indispensable for providing quick color to the fall landscape ...

Pruning can still be done. Contrary to popular belief, pruning can be done year-round. Light, judicious pruning in the fall does not kill plants and is often needed to control straggly and overgrown ...

Chrysanthemums are hardy, herbaceous perennials that generally bloom in our area from October to December. (Katherine Frey for Washington Post ) Although temperatures are still regularly reaching the ...