If you want your irises (Iridaceae spp.) to put on a real show next spring, don't reach for the clippers too soon. It's easy to get impatient when the flower stalks start to flop in midsummer, but ...

To cut or not to cut? That is the perennial question—pardon the pun—when it comes to cutting back plants in fall. With perennials, there is no one perfect time to cut back plants as a group. Some ...

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It’s October. You have some free time on your hands, and you notice a shrub or a tree has some unkempt branches. You reach for your tools—but wait. There is some basic information you will need before ...

There’s plenty to do in the garden in early autumn: planting bulbs, dividing perennials, preparing vegetable beds for next season and watering. But there’s one thing you should not do for several more ...

If tree and shrub pruning is on your to do list for this fall, scratch it off until late winter or spring. This includes roses, too. While most plants can be pruned at any time of year without causing ...

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