August pruning can feel like harmless garden housekeeping, but the wrong cut at the wrong time can remove the flower buds that should open next spring. A shrub can look perfectly healthy after a summer haircut while quietly carrying far fewer blooms for the following season. That makes late-summer pruning one of those gardening jobs…
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7 Flowers to Direct-Sow Now for Early Color Next Year
Fall may look like the grand finale of the gardening season, but the soil still has one more trick up its sleeve. Direct-sowing certain flower seeds now can give them a head start through winter and bring surprisingly early color to the garden next year, often without grow lights, seed trays, or a windowsill crowded…