Flower Gardening

3+ hour ago   (115+ words) Chico Enterprise-Record September marks the beginning of the great summer-to-fall garden transition and, although most summer plants still have life left in them, many gardeners are turning their attention to the iconic chrysanthemum. The majority of mums sold in pre-planted…...

51+ min ago   (655+ words) Move your orchids now to trigger a new bloom cycle My orchids have finished flowering for the year and spent summer pouring their energy into root and foliage growth before the next bloom cycle begins. To help them reliably rebloom…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (483+ words) September pruning can trigger tender new growth that faces winter damage, while cutting spring-blooming shrubs can remove next year's flower buds. Save routine pruning for the plant's proper season and remove only dead or damaged wood when necessary - Shutterstock September…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (466+ words) Copper chrysanthemums are a fall plant that will return if left in place. The hanging planter on my porch has seen better days. And by better days, I mean the summer annuals have dried to a brown crisp that likely…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (802+ words) Jason Smalley / Getty Images Hostas are generally easy-care plants that add texture and spark to shade gardens, but a few extra steps in autumn can make the difference between winter survival and plant loss. When nighttime temperatures start to dip…...

5+ hour ago   (171+ words) Mail Plus If you our gardening pullout in The Mail on Sunday (September 13), you’ll love this exclusive offer. This beautiful collection features five popular varieties: Narcissus, Allium, Anemone, Ixia and Muscari. And there’s no need to let the prospect of…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (589+ words) The waning days of late summer could be considered perennial flower gardens' "quiet time" of the season. Blossoms from early-summer flowers have faded and it's just before autumn's flowers come into bloom. So, before asters, sedums and goldenrods come out…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (243+ words) Dear Master Gardener: I would like to plant drought-tolerant perennials along our chain link fence. It gets sunlight until late afternoon. This is an area that the hose doesn’t reach, so the plants need to survive on rainfall. What do…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (620+ words) 620 CKRM Garden Chat: Ginkgo — a living fossil Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is horticulture’s best-known living fossil. Abundant and cosmopolitan in the fossil record extending back 270 million years, the tree was thought long extinct by Western scientists. Then in 1690 botanist Engelbert Kaempfer…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (452+ words) Roses will bloom again beautifully before winter if you do 1 simple task in September(Image: Ellita via Getty Images) Roses bring gardens such tremendous joy and colour when they're in bloom, so it's worthwhile giving them some care in September…...