Some of my taller flowers last summer grew too tall and flopped over. Can I pinch these back next year to control height without losing flowers? Most types of annual and perennial flowers can be ...

Taller growing perennials are nice additions to larger landscape beds and borders — until they flop over. This detracts from the plants beauty, the gardens appearance and flopping plants fall onto ...

Dear Master Gardener: I am interested in growing hot peppers so this year I purchased vegetable grow bags with handles, planted various types of hot peppers and placed the grow bags on my parent’s ...

Wait until fall frost kills tall phlox before pruning to the ground; fall pruning is keeps powdery mildew at bay. Regular deadheading and light trimming encourage bushier growth, extend blooming, and ...

Most plants prefer to be pruned when the weather is cool in spring or autumn. However, some popular perennials can rebloom if they’re cut back in summer after their first flowers have faded. Extend ...

During the last week of June, gardeners may find themselves overwhelmed at the rapid growth and out-of-control look of their gardens. Perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs may be strutting their ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...

Taller growing perennials are nice additions to larger landscape beds and borders until they flop over. This detracts from the plants’ beauty and the garden’s appearance. And flopping plants fall onto ...