Two people deadheading various flowers in a garden - Annie Otzen/Getty Images You've probably heard that you should think twice before pruning your garden in the summer heat. This is good advice, as ...

The end of February is one of the best times to get snippy and start pruning back certain shrubs and perennials. However, plants that are somewhat tender such as hardy fuchsias, salvias, herbs and ...

November is a great time to finish up your pruning of a variety of perennial shrubs to ensure that your plants come back with ...

August sees the peak of many perennials, with flowers starting to wilt and look a little tired as the month progresses. Spring and early summer usually sees the vast majority of blooms, and you might ...

Is it now OK to take salvia out of one bed and put them in another? Can I add porterweed to a flowerbed at this time? — Barbara You may try and move the salvias now, although it would be better to ...

A good haircut does a lot of us good, and it is true in the plant world as well, especially with annuals and perennials. In the middle of the summer, some perennials need a heavy pruning to bloom ...

A cute little perennial salvia named Marcus grows only a foot tall, perfect for the front of the flower border. Considered a dwarf, it blooms with masses of flower spikes filled with small, ...

I got all my roses pruned back in January, which was the appropriate time to get it done. I also got the two large crepe myrtles in my front garden pruned in early March. I also gave my Rose of Sharon ...

QMy salvia May Night has thrived, but blooms only in May (surprise, surprise). In plantings at shopping centers, along roadways, etc., I see perennial salvias blooming all summer. I want to replace ...