Many spring bloomers set buds the year before. Cut too soon and you’ll sacrifice the show – here’s how to get the timing ...
March demands attention in the garden. Soil wakes up, sunlight lingers longer each afternoon, and many perennials prepare for ...
Some flowering perennials need a little boost of nutrients from a low-nitrogen fertilizer in the spring to ensure they bloom abundantly later in the season.
SHREVEPORT, La. - Gardeners looking to get a head start on the growing season can begin sprucing up their yards now by cleaning up winter-worn perennials.
But don’t clean up your beds or cut back your perennials too soon, despite how productive it might feel. Part of the issue is ...
Early spring may feel like a risky time to start planting, but some hardier species can handle the last bit of cold. These ...
Perennials are the delight of the flower gardener. Showy and colorful like annuals, their longer lives make them a less ...
Crocus, snowdrops, pulmonaria, hellebores, primroses, polyanthus, and winter to early spring-flowering heathers all provide valuable pollen or nectar. Early flowering shrubs also help, including ...
March is when greedy perennials quietly wake beneath the soil and start rebuilding roots. Time your spring feed now and those borders can explode into far bigger, longer-lasting colour. By early March ...