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Color, structure, and pollinators. · 15 guides
Hydrangea not blooming? Pruning at the wrong time, winter bud damage, too much shade and excess nitrogen are the four usual causes. How to tell and what to change.
September 13, 2026
Buying guide Seven reliable cut flowers for a backyard cutting garden, compared by spacing, the stage to cut and how long extension sources say the stems last.
July 12, 2026
Buying guide Seven flowering shrubs that carry a garden through all four seasons, compared by bloom season, hardiness zone, mature size and fall color.
July 12, 2026
Test drainage and pH first, then amend the whole bed with compost instead of the planting hole. Rates, depths and pH targets for flowering shrubs.
July 12, 2026
Buying guide Pick native flowers in five steps: find your ecoregion, count sun hours, test drainage, cover three seasons of bloom, and buy nursery-grown straight species.
July 12, 2026
When to dig dahlia tubers and gladiolus corms, how long to dry each one, and the storage temperature and packing that carry them through winter.
July 12, 2026
Powdery mildew on phlox, bee balm, zinnias and roses: the 60 to 80 F weather that drives it, resistant varieties by name, and sprays that work with their limits.
July 12, 2026
Annuals bloom from spring to frost and die in one season. Perennials return for three or more years but often bloom 2 to 8 weeks. See which suits your bed.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide The best fall bulbs ranked by how reliably they return: daffodils, alliums, crocus, small early bulbs, hyacinths and tulips, with planting depth and spacing for each.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Eleven dependable perennials, from daylily and coneflower to hosta and baptisia, with the light, soil, bloom season and size each needs, plus how to plant them.
July 9, 2026
Where to cut a faded flower, which annuals, perennials and roses rebloom after deadheading, which plants to leave alone, and when to stop for the year.
July 9, 2026
When and how to divide perennials: the season rule, a step-by-step method, which plants to split every 1 to 3, 3 to 5 or 5 to 10 years, and which to leave alone.
July 9, 2026