Don’t ruin your spring blooms! Discover what not to prune now—and the right time to trim dogwood, lilac, azalea, forsythia, and more.

Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...

You might have heard that little gardening trick about “pinching back the mums” — the pruning technique that keeps our favorite fall-blooming flower from flopping apart. But what few realize is that ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. We have a great many chrysanthemum plants in our yard. Those from the previous fall were not nearly as full as those new ones ...

Deadhead container mums to get more blooms and extend color into fall. Don’t prune hardy mums in fall—wait until spring for better growth. Water well, give full sun, and wait for cooler temps before ...