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.

One technique to enhance plant health and garden beauty is to deadhead your plants. Deadheading plants involves removing faded flowers, promoting new blooms, and cleaning up the plant’s appearance.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Marigolds are a popular plant for summer bedding that are aided in both productivity and appearance by removal of spent flowers. Gary Bachman File photo/Mississippi State University Deadheading is a ...

Two people deadheading various flowers in a garden - Annie Otzen/Getty Images You've probably heard that you should think twice before pruning your garden in the summer heat. This is good advice, as ...

Is deadheading my flowers really necessary? Are there some that should not be deadheaded? Deadheading annuals in most cases will lead to longer bloom time and encourage growth of the plant. Annuals ...