Phlox (Phlox paniculata) is one of those garden favorites that offers what feels like a reward for the hard work you put into your landscaping. With its tall stems and bursts of color, this perennial ...

Wait until fall frost kills tall phlox before pruning to the ground; fall pruning is keeps powdery mildew at bay. Regular deadheading and light trimming encourage bushier growth, extend blooming, and ...

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 ...

A: Tracy DiSabato-Aust, a well-regarded author and horticulturist from central Ohio, recommends cutting Phlox paniculata back by one-half before it flowers, when the plant reaches 16 to 24 inches in ...

Perennials with pests or diseases, or those you don't want to self-sow should be cut back in fall. Leaving perennials ...

Flowers are the ephemerals of the garden. They vanish without a trace at the end of each season, so you would hardly think them worth pruning during their brief stay. Yet pruning can help make more ...

Near the end of July, the late summer blooms of dahlias, sunflowers and phlox take over the flower garden while harvest of tomatoes, cucumbers and beans allow home gardeners to taste their rewards.

Q: I have a rockery with beautiful white candytuft that is about done blooming. My creeping phlox is also finished. Should I be pruning these rock garden plants or anything? This is my first home and ...

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 ...

Shear sections of bee balm once or twice in the spring, and the plant will flower in layers and bloom for weeks longer than usual. But prune perennials? Isn’t pruning just for woody plants? Not at all ...