Daylilies are a gorgeous, low-maintenance flower, and pruning them at the right time of year will ensure plenty of healthy ...

DENVER — The entire purpose of a plant is to reproduce. Flowers don't care if we think they're pretty or smell good. They exist to bloom, attract pollinators, set seed to start a new generation. It's ...

Deadheading your flowers is an easy garden task, but is it completely necessary? The answer is sometimes! Deadheading, or removing spent blooms and seed pods, encourages some annuals to bloom over and ...

Daylily gardeners were thrilled when the first reblooming daylily plant hit the market in the 1970s. 'Stella de Oro', created by Walter Jablonski in 1975, was an immediate hit—not just for its new and ...

As temperatures cool and leaves fall, many plants begin to fade by the time October rolls around. Consider leaving blooms on some plants to add winter interest to the garden or to provide seed for ...

When deadheading a plant that produces flowers on scapes (a straight leafless stem), such as agapanthus, daylily, narcissus and amaryllis, follow the scape down to where it emerges from the foliage ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. We put in a new St. Augustine lawn (Palmetto variety) in mid-May in Uptown New ...

This is a reminder to keep deadheading your perennial flowers. Daylilies are famous for quickly producing seed pods after they have finished blooming. Make certain you take off the entire seed head.

Q: I’ve read about deheading (or deadheading) spent rose blossoms. Is there a similar reason to cut the stalk of spent daylily flowers? A: Removing the old flowers (along with any unsightly flower ...

Deadheading is an essential practice in the garden, one that encourages beautiful, well-maintained flowers. In short, the process involves removing spent buds; doing so redirects the plant's energy ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- There aren’t many better places in the world to be in August than in Northeast Ohio. The skies are blue, the water is warm, and many trees, flowers, and vegetables are reaching ...