My husband tells me I have ‘peony-envy’ because whenever I see them blooming I whine about not having any in our yard. I’ve been putting it off because of other outdoor projects that I would like to do first, but not anymore! I adore Hydrangeas too!!! Oh, and your mantra about...
After blooming, cut the stems to the ground level. This encourages the plant to send energy for new blooms rather than seed production. When blooming has finished, in late summer or early fall, the foliage will start to die back. Cut back yellowing or brown leaves close to the base of t...
If you are growing are-blooming iris, fertilize after the second bloom has faded. Allow the foliage to complete its process, in which it will turn brown and dry by the time fall arrives. Once this has occurred, cut the foliage down within 4-6″ of the soil surface to rest for next s...
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Sunflowers, Zinnias, and Cosmos are popular long-blooming wildflowers with long, sturdy stems that make good cut flowers as well. Flowers that aren't worth cutting are Daylilies, Bearded Iris, and Bleeding Hearts. These flowers tend to drop petals fast, or just fail to provide long-lasting...
Add bone meal to the planting area at the time of planting. In following years, add a layer of compost to keep soil healthy.After blooming: Allow foliage to die back naturally; don’t cut it off while still green since it feeds the bulbs and sets them up for a successful flower displa...
If you’re growing nasturtiums in containers, they may need to be trimmed back occasionally over the growing season. This encourages the plants to produce new foliage. In summer, nasturtiums may stop blooming if they become heat-stressed. Their flavor may become more intense, too. Keeping them...
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How to Prevent:Bacterial Leaf Spot can be tough to prevent. Keep a close eye on your Iris after a mild winter and work to identify the disease at its earliest onset, removing infected plants as soon as you notice them. How To Treat:While there is no cure for this disease, there are ...
How to Keep Deer from Eating Plants in Fall Mating season starts in the fall for the deer population, which means there will be larger groups of deer in one area (does and bucks are seeking each other out).Most flowers will be winding downfrom their blooming season, but it's the trees...