Should I cut back perennials in autumn? Perennials are not demanding plants, buttrimming them after flowering finishes in autumn helps improvetheir appearance and flowering. However, you can leave some stems over winter to provide homes and food for wildlife, and then trim back in spring. ...
Many gardeners plant their hardy mums too late in the fall for them to survive the winter. Mums have shallow root systems, and as the top few inches of soil freeze and thaw throughout winter, the expansion and contraction pushes the roots of newly planted hardy mums out of soil. This dis...
Many gardeners plant their hardy mums too late in the fall for them to survive the winter. Mums have shallow root systems, and as the top few inches of soil freeze and thaw throughout winter, the expansion and contraction pushes the roots of newly planted hardy mums out of soil. This dis...