Q: This summer, I have planted lots of marigolds in my backyard – both in containers and in a cut flower bed. Is it a good idea to deadhead them as the flowers fade? A: Marigolds bring a splash of ...

Deadheading your flowers is an easy garden task, but is it completely necessary? The answer is sometimes! Deadheading, or removing spent blooms and seed pods, encourages some annuals to bloom over and ...

In general, perennials don't need deadheading, but many can benefit from it. The frequency of deadheading depends on the plant and your gardening goals. Self-cleaning and re-seeding perennials don't ...

By mid-summer, many summer annuals have already produced plenty of flowers, and some may be starting to set seed. Once this ...

Keep blooms in your garden well into fall. The end of summer may seem like a slow time in the garden as heat stresses plants, bloom production begins to reduce, and growth begins to slow, but it’s the ...