Pinching back annuals promotes fuller plants and more blooms by encouraging branching. Start pinching when plants are young and around 6 inches tall to allow time for recovery. Avoid pinching ...

It’s time for a quick midsummer trim.

Just trust us on this one. Pinching back young or leggy plants early encourages branching, leading to a fuller shape and significantly more flowers. Deadheading removes only spent blooms, whereas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some of my taller flowers last summer grew too tall and flopped over. Can I pinch these back next year to control height without ...

As annual and perennial flowers are planted, and as established perennials begin active growth, don’t overlook pinching some of them. A pinch here and there will reward you with sturdier plants and ...

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 ...

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 ...

It might sound brutal, but this is exactly the kind of damage plants are built to recover from – and thrive on ...

Annual flowers add almost instant color and greenery to our gardens. However, many annuals can become spindly and produce fewer blooms than expected unless they are pinched back. It may seem ...

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 ...