Fall is finally on its way. Despite the general push to prepare for cold months ahead, some gardeners are plotting their next moves in the flower bed. Fruits and veggies may be packing it in for the ...

Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...

As summer turns into autumn, you might think it’s time to say goodbye to your blooming garden. Yet, fall is a fantastic season to enjoy a burst of color and freshness in your garden, especially when ...

A garden in fall with a range of flowers and colors - Maria Evseyeva/Shutterstock It always feels a bit sad when the days begin to get shorter and the flowers in the garden start to fade. But, ...

Fall is a time when many gardeners look to replace summer-stressed plants with fall favorites. Chrysanthemums, asters, violas, pansies, and decorative pumpkins all make a grand appearance! But is ...

Ask a gardener about their favorite flowering shrubs, and they might mention rhododendron, forsythia, azalea, lilac, magnolia, roses, or viburnum. These are all great shrubs, beautiful when in bloom.

Spring-blooming woody plants like lilacs (especially the old, grafted varieties), ornamental cherries, forsythia, crabapples, azaleas and some magnolias set their flower buds for the following year in ...

Epsom salts add magnesium and sulfur, helping mums grow taller stems and fuller blooms. Mix one tablespoon per gallon of water and apply around the base, or sprinkle dry for slow release. Test soil ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The fall chill has finally started to settle in across West Michigan, but not before local plants have undergone a second bloom. Temperatures this month have been much ...

As you drive through the countryside, you may notice a rather ornate vine with small white flowers mingling in trees and shrubs. The vine is sweet autumn clematis (Clematis paniculate or Clematis ...

When your orchid bloom fades, you can cut back a healthy green flower spike to encourage side blooms, or remove the spike ...