Winterizing your garden includes trimming back some perennials and leaving others until spring. Our experts tell you what to ...

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Knowing when to prune your perennials can make a big difference in your garden’s health and appearance. Some perennials should be cut back in the fall to reduce pests and diseases like powdery mildew ...

After a long winter, gardeners start to get a little impatient in March. That first deceptive stretch of mild weather comes, and suddenly the whole yard looks a little worse for wear. But don’t clean ...

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Here’s what to know about tidying up your garden this season.

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Q. My neighbor told me I needed to cut back some of my leggy perennials now because the result will be better plants later in the year. Is he correct? A. Yes, cutting back plants that are leggy now is ...

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DENVER — I've been lazy about tending my garden. Now it's time to tidy it up. On the patio, tend to overdue deadheading. Clean up geraniums and marigolds. Cut back scraggly plants such as petunias.

I made a pact with myself this past spring: I will cut back most of my perennials in the fall rather than wait until the winter (like I did last year). Time got away from me last fall, and I didn’t ...