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To keep squash, cucumber and bean plants abundantly producing, harvest them frequently.

Once daffodils’, surprise lilies’ (Lycoris squamigera) and red spider lilies’ (Lycoris radiata) foliage has turned yellow, you can mow or cut it down. If you remove foliage while it is…

The best time to harvest most herbs is just before flowering. This time is when the leaves contain the maximum essential oils.

Daylilies are in peak bloom in June. It is a good time to buy new daylily selections for your garden to ensure you get the color you desire. Visit a…

Trim back catmint (Nepeta) after its first flush of flowers to promote new growth and a second flush of blooms.

During the hot summer months, mulch can be especially useful for conserving water. Consider mulching your vegetable garden as well as your ornamentals. The mulch not only helps conserve moisture,…

Just because it’s almost summer doesn’t mean it is too late to plant annuals. I often don’t get my annuals at home into the ground until late June. Plants such…

Kerria japonica, known as Japanese kerria or yellow rose of Texas, often develop dead branches. Follow them to the base to cut them. Older branches should be removed the same…

A good option for Loropetalums that have outgrown their space is to prune them into a tree-form. They easily can be limbed up by removing lower branches.

Prune spring-flowering shrubs (azaleas, flowering quince, Forsythia and Loropetalum) soon after they finish flowering, but only if they need it. To keep them from looking like a meatball, follow the…