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ArticleHow to Wrangle a Cactus
If the thought of repotting a cactus makes you break out in a cold sweat, then you'll enjoy this video. Jeff Moore of Solana Succulents in Solana Beach, California, demonstrates how to repot…
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How-ToDeadheading Annuals and Perennials
Deadheading improves a plant's appearance, controls reseeding, and redirects a plant's energy from seed production to root and vegetative growth. It also prolongs the bloom period of some plants, and…
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How-ToPinching Stem Tips
Pinching stem tips can make plants look neat, as well as encourage branching and bushier growth. To learn how to pinch your plants, check out this video with Lee Reich, a horticultural consultant and the author…
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ArticleRemoving Root Suckers
Root suckers are vigorous vertical stems that ruin a tree's appearance. They also compete with, and eventually overgrow, tree trunks. In this video, Lee Reich, author of The Pruning Book,…
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How-ToDeadheading Flowering Shrubs
Deadheading—the practice of removing a plant's spent blooms—refreshes a plant's appearance, controls seed dispersal, and redirects a plant's energy from seed production to root and vegetative growth. In this video,…
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How-ToHow to Prune Floribunda Roses
Pruning roses stimulates growth and flowering, and it removes dead, weak, or sickly canes that can drain energy from the roses and encourage disease. In this video, Peter Kukielski, curator…
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How-ToHow to Prune Hybrid Tea Roses
Pruning roses stimulates growth and flowering, and it removes dead, weak, or sickly canes that can drain energy from the roses and encourage disease. In this video, Peter Kukielski,…
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VideoA Simple Way to Prune Shrub Roses
Pruning roses stimulates growth and flowering, and it removes dead, weak, or sickly canes that can drain energy from the roses and encourage disease. In this video, Peter Kukielski,…
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ArticleHow to Make the Proper Cuts
Regular pruning helps to control the size and shape of your plants, and it's also a way to keep them healthy and productive. But it's important to know where to…
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How-ToFall Leaves Make a Great Natural Mulch
Fallen leaves carry 50 to 80 percent of the nutrients a tree extracts from the soil and air, including carbon, potassium, and phosphorus. So why waste them? A 2-to-3-inch layer…
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