Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...

Deadhead container mums to get more blooms and extend color into fall. Don’t prune hardy mums in fall—wait until spring for better growth. Water well, give full sun, and wait for cooler temps before ...

August Pruning: 6 Plants You Should Trim Now for Better Fall Blooms originally appeared on Dengarden. As a gardener, you know that plants need varying levels and types of maintenance throughout the ...

If tree and shrub pruning is on your to do list for this fall, scratch it off until late winter or spring. This includes roses, too. While most plants can be pruned at any time of year without causing ...

Keep fall's favorite flower blooming abundantly all season long. Pick healthy mums early in the season—choose plants with tight buds, not full blooms. Decide between hardy mums for perennials or ...

Don’t prune Black Eyed Susans, sunflowers, or ornamental grasses—they add winter interest. Mums, geraniums, and Christmas ferns stay colorful or green, so no trimming is needed. Wait until spring to ...

Pruning can still be done. Contrary to popular belief, pruning can be done year-round. Light, judicious pruning in the fall does not kill plants and is often needed to control straggly and overgrown ...

Chrysanthemums are hardy, herbaceous perennials that generally bloom in our area from October to December. (Katherine Frey for Washington Post ) Although temperatures are still regularly reaching the ...

It seems that everywhere you look in October you see chrysanthemums blooming. Widely available and relatively inexpensive, they are almost indispensable for providing quick color to the fall landscape ...