Deadheading your plants is a super-easy way to encourage more blooms. It sounds scary, but it’s actually just a term that means clipping off the spent blooms of plants. The main reason to deadhead is ...

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, ...

Dear Master Gardener: Do Dipladenia need deadheading? Answer: Many annuals are self-cleaning (the old blooms fall off naturally) and do not need to be deadheaded — Dipladenia is one of them. Other ...

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 ...

To keep your garden looking its best all summer long, consider a bit of deadheading. Removing faded flowers can promote repeat blooms on some plants, encourage fuller, more compact growth, and tidy up ...

Keep your garden looking its best with a bit of deadheading. Removing faded flowers can promote repeat bloom on some plants, encourage fuller, more compact growth, and tidy up the garden. Use a bypass ...

Question: Is it necessary or important to remove dead flowers after they bloom? Answer: Deadheading or removing dead flowers after they bloom will often improve the appearance of the landscape, ...