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Tidy vegetable bed beside a perennial border with standing seedheads in autumn.

Fall

A Pollinator Friendly Fall Cleanup That Prevents Next Year’s Pests

A pollinator friendly fall cleanup is not a decision to leave everything or remove everything. It is a way to give each part of the garden a job. Vegetable beds and disease hot spots need a thorough reset. A healthy

Gardener holding pruning shears beside a mature lilac shrub in autumn.

Fall

Put Down the Shears: What Not to Prune in Fall and the Few Cuts You Can Make

Fall cleanup makes a pair of shears feel almost mandatory. A shrub looks uneven after summer growth; a tree branch crosses the walk; spent flowers and leaves make everything seem ready to cut back. But most fall pruning is not

Fall

Divide Perennials This Fall or Flag Them for Spring?

A crowded perennial border can make fall feel like the obvious time to divide everything. But a spade is not a seasonal reset button. Dividing cuts roots, asks a plant to rebuild them, and puts the new pieces at the

Gardener trims a tidy front edge while leaving seedheads standing in the back of an autumn perennial bed.

Fall

Cut It Now, After Frost, or in Spring? A September Perennial Triage

A brown perennial bed can look like one big fall chore. It is not. Some material is worth removing promptly, some can be shortened when it flops into a path, and some earns its winter place as seed, structure, or

Deadheading wilting flowers of Petunia plant

Flower Gardens

Deadheading Flowers – Benefits, Tips & Tricks + Things to Avoid

Have you ever stood in your garden, gazing at those once-vibrant blossoms fading away? I’ve been with you, watching my beautiful blooms lose their luster. But guess what? A secret gardening technique can breathe new life into your garden and