Deadheading roses encourages the plant to produce more blooms, which prolongs the flowering period and promotes a cleaner appearance. How you deadhead roses will depend on the variety you're growing.

When deadheading roses, make the cut just above the five-leaflet leaf closest to the flower or flower cluster. (NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune archive) QUESTION: We planted several rose bushes a few ...

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 ...

There's something quite special about the onset of spring when your roses start to display their lush new growth and you see those flower buds forming. As the flowers begin to open, your garden comes ...

Deadheading spent flowers is one of the easier gardening jobs to do. It's generally quick and non-strenuous. For any new newbies, deadheading is the process of removing faded flowers, once they are ...

Roses will be winding down as autumn is almost here, but there is a very quick task that can encourage them to keep blooming a little longer. In September roses will have a lot of faded flowers ...

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 ...

Hey, everybody, it is deadhead time at the Rose Corral. No, I am not talking about a gathering of slow-thinking people. Nor am I talking about followers of a famous rock group, or about delivery ...