Author and award-winning gardener Pollyanna Wilkinson has shared easy-to-follow advice for gardeners deadheading their roses this summer. Like pruning, deadheading is a common gardening practice that ...

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 ...

Heavier pruning of roses is usually done in late winter or early spring, when the plant is dormant. However, lightly pruning roses in summer is also beneficial to help manage disease, encourage more ...

Roses need lots of water to thrive, so more water can result in more blooms. Pruning and deadheading spent flowers will direct the plant's attention to flowering more. Feeding the roses plenty 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, ...

In late spring and early summer, most flowering annuals and herbaceous perennials are at their best, flush with an abundance of flower blooms in a variety of riotous colors. But by the time the dog ...