Removing faded flowers stimulates more blooms on many plants. Deadhead flowers when they begin to wilt or fade. To deadhead effectively, remove the entire flowering portion, including any sepals or ...

While lilacs are relatively easy to grow, you might be wondering whether or not these fragrant shrubs need deadheading after the flowers begin to fade and fall during spring. In my experience, while ...

Want to show off your green thumb in the garden this summer? Add deadheading flowers to your bag of tricks. It simply means trimming or pinching wilted flowers off your plants, and it’s an easy way to ...

When it comes to summer flowers, both annuals and perennials need maintenance. Not too many gardeners like to deadhead flowers but it is beneficial to the plant. Annuals (flowers planted each spring ...

Fuchsias: Those glorious pink bells that hover above the dark canvas of foliage. They're beloved for their almost year-round loveliness. But it might not be a plant on your roster for deadheading this ...

When the calendar reaches August each summer, many flowering plants are near the end of the first act of the glorious show they orchestrate in our landscapes each season. This is the time when many of ...

Deadheading is a necessary task in the garden to keep plants healthy and to prolong the blooming season. Many summer-blooming annuals and perennials hit their peak between late June and early August, ...

Learning how to deadhead petunias is essential to keeping most varieties in full flower for as long as possible. Deadheading just means removing spent flowers. Don't worry—it's a snap. This guide ...

Deadheading, the removal of spent blooms, encourages new growth and more flowers. Annuals like zinnias and marigolds benefit from frequent deadheading, while others like impatiens are self-deadheading ...

Editor's note: Thomas Christopher is retiring his Be-A-Better-Gardener column in favor of focusing on his podcast, "Growing Greener," which is available at ...

A: Gardeners love their summer annuals for the continuous blooms and color they provide throughout the summer, though they’re not always maintenance free. While some annuals (and perennials) don’t ...