Diane Szukovathy, co-owner of Jello Mold Farm in Mount Vernon, collects Audrey Grace dahlias (red) and Snoho Jojo dahlias (pink), at her farm on Aug. 30. As she took a break on Monday from picking ...

Although deadheading rhododendrons is not necessary, it can be aesthetically pleasing. When the flowers fade, you can snap or cut off the flower stalk before the point where the leaves attach to the ...

For many of us gardeners, mid-August is when our fall thinking caps come on and we start to make plans for putting the garden to bed and adding colder season interest to the yard. But, there is one ...

Deadheading is a gardening chore that many people find pleasant — by pinching off fading flowers, you can beautify your landscape and keep some plants blooming longer. But is it necessary? Deadheading ...