Apparently, doing less yard work is occasionally the responsible choice.

Learn best practices for cutting back perennials after the first frost, based on plant type, climate, and your gardening goals.

Fall is garden cleanup time, but that doesn’t mean you should turn your property into a barren wasteland. Leaving certain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cut back perennials in fall if they're disease-prone or pest-damaged. Wait until spring cleanup to give plants winter protection ...

You may think it's an inevitable slow decline after summer-flowering perennials peak in midsummer. However, when you cut back perennials in August, you can encourage a vibrant second flush of blooms ...

After a long winter, gardeners start to get a little impatient in March. That first deceptive stretch of mild weather comes, and suddenly the whole yard looks a little worse for wear. But don’t clean ...

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Q. My neighbor told me I needed to cut back some of my leggy perennials now because the result will be better plants later in the year. Is he correct? A. Yes, cutting back plants that are leggy now is ...

I made a pact with myself this past spring: I will cut back most of my perennials in the fall rather than wait until the winter (like I did last year). Time got away from me last fall, and I didn’t ...

The first frost of the year often signals the end of the growing season for many gardeners across the country. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean all the gardening work for the year is done.