Pinch fall-blooming plants such as chrysanthemums and hardy asters to control their size and increase production of flowers. Pinching encourages side branching, producing bushier, stockier plants.

Climbing asters, or Ampelaster carolinianus, are a wonderful addition to any vertical surfaces, including walls, fences or garden structures. Growing upwards is a clever trick to make the most of your ...

MAY IS A time to tend to your mums and flowering sedums and Asters by cutting them down. That’s right — timber, buzz job, cutaway. We all know how those spectacular fall-flowering plants get all ...

Taller growing perennials are nice additions to larger landscape beds and borders — until they flop over. This detracts from the plants beauty, the gardens appearance and flopping plants fall onto ...

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 ...

The weather in Central Virginia in October can be glorious. Cool mornings and gentle sunlight during the afternoons can make it a perfect time to be outside. However, the landscape in our back yards ...