When and How to Cut Back Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ Plant: Caring Guide
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When and How to Cut Back Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ Plant: Caring Guide

Salvia, the perennial, is a great flowering shrub to have in your garden this summer. Not only is it easy to grow, but the foliage, along with the flowers, are extremely pretty to look at. The aromatic leaves are also often plucked to put on different dishes. Overall, planting salvia is a project worth undertaking….

Tips for Pruning Verbena Perennials and Bedding Types
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Tips for Pruning Verbena Perennials and Bedding Types

Pruning refers to the process of trimming the branches of a tree or a plant. This is done to ensure that all unwanted leaves or branches are removed from the tree. The main reason why any plant requires pruning is to make certain that all unwanted, dead, decaying, and senescent parts are removed from the…

When to Cut Back Irises Plant: Growing and Caring Tips
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When to Cut Back Irises Plant: Growing and Caring Tips

Are you looking for a low-maintenance flowering plant that can add ornamental value to your garden or backyard? Then you should consider planting the bearded iris plant. Iris is a plant genus comprising 310 species of vibrant and showy flowers. ‘Iris’ is a scientific name commonly used for other related genera. Iris plants are divided…

Pinching Out Cosmos: When And How To Do It?
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Pinching Out Cosmos: When And How To Do It?

“Cosmos are the very best, low-maintenance and floweriest plants in the world,” words from Sarah Raven, a well-known plant women expert. And we cannot agree more!! Cosmos are annual fun-loving, easy, and straightforward flowers in your garden. It can do wonders even in average soil conditions without demanding much maintenance to blossom. However, you should…

Step-by-Step: Pruning and Cutting Back Pieris the Right Way
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Step-by-Step: Pruning and Cutting Back Pieris the Right Way

Pieris enjoy quite some popularity as garden plants in the UK. One reason why they enjoy such popularity is that they are relatively low-maintenance plants and grow well even when left on their own. A close relative of rhododendrons, these vibrant shrubs do not need much attention, and their pruning needs are limited. In the…

How to Prune Your Hebe Plant for Optimal Growth and Maintenance
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How to Prune Your Hebe Plant for Optimal Growth and Maintenance

Hebes are excellent plants majorly used as plant borders that cover the ground and act as a hedge in your garden. These shrubs are available in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, and we are sure you must have chosen the variety that is most suited for you. They are low-maintenance plants that require…

When to Cut Back Phlox? (Pruning Phlox in 4 Easy Steps)
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When to Cut Back Phlox? (Pruning Phlox in 4 Easy Steps)

Phlox generally refers to the 65 species of annual or perennial flowering plants that are found both in gardens and the wild. When it comes to the garden phlox, we’re talking about a relatively hardy breed that blooms riotously from July through September and brings colour and life into our garden. While phloxes don’t need…

How to Pinch Out Dahlias: A Step-By-Step Guide
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How to Pinch Out Dahlias: A Step-By-Step Guide

Looking to make your Dahlias grow faster? We are going to help you out. Dahlias are one of the most beautiful cut flowers and make great additions to not only your garden but also your summer bouquets. Easy to grow and maintain, these flowers are available in multiple colours and ranges. However, one little setback…

How (and When) to Properly Prune Your Hellebores (3 Easy Steps)
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How (and When) to Properly Prune Your Hellebores (3 Easy Steps)

Hellebores, also known as Lenten roses! Hellebores have a variety of colours, ranging from white to black. Many places have everlasting hellebore blooms, which are aromatic. These early blossoms may be seen peeping through the snow when springs approach. Hellebores have dense, evergreen foliage with cup-shaped, palm-like leaves that grows in a low-lying cluster. They…

The Complete Guide to Pruning Your Camellia Plants
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The Complete Guide to Pruning Your Camellia Plants

The gardener’s favourite, camellias, grows really well for a long time with the right pruning methods. But is it that easy to prune them? Wondering what the right ways to prune your camellias are? Pruning camellias is not a rigorous task.  It is important to know the growing pattern of your camelia before pruning. Camellia…