Wait until fall frost kills tall phlox before pruning to the ground; fall pruning is keeps powdery mildew at bay. Regular deadheading and light trimming encourage bushier growth, extend blooming, and ...

Phlox are easy-to-grow plants that come in a huge variety of colors to provide a bounty of fragrant flowers throughout the summer months. They require only a little annual maintenance to perform at ...

A: Tracy DiSabato-Aust, a well-regarded author and horticulturist from central Ohio, recommends cutting Phlox paniculata back by one-half before it flowers, when the plant reaches 16 to 24 inches in ...

Most people think of pruning as a late winter or early spring chore, but cutting back some of your perennials in fall can have major benefits for the plant—and your garden. And as it turns out, you ...

Two people deadheading various flowers in a garden - Annie Otzen/Getty Images You've probably heard that you should think twice before pruning your garden in the summer heat. This is good advice, as ...

Cutting back top growth in the fall helps break that disease cycle and gives your phlox a clean slate for next season. For the best pruning results, wait until the foliage starts to fade, wilt, or ...

Flowers are the ephemerals of the garden. They vanish without a trace at the end of each season, so you would hardly think them worth pruning during their brief stay. Yet pruning can help make more ...

When it comes to pruning, I am a minimalist. I will shave a bit from my shrubs and roses, but I never even considered pruning perennials until I heard Tracy DiSabato-Aust describe how -- and why -- it ...

Shear sections of bee balm once or twice in the spring, and the plant will flower in layers and bloom for weeks longer than usual. But prune perennials? Isn’t pruning just for woody plants? Not at all ...