"Most types of verbena, including both annual and trailing varieties, need deadheading to encourage them to produce new blooms and promote bushier growth rather than the plants becoming leggy and ...

In August, water, harvest and deadhead to keep your garden blooming throughout this dry sunny month. It's also time to plant ...

Prune back heat-stressed lobelia and verbena that get leggy and petunia stems that need to be kept in bounds. Allow seedheads to develop on coneflowers, rudbeckias, and other plants that provide ...

Flowers that benefit from pinching include: asters, ageratum, browallia, calendula, coleus, annual chrysanthemum, verbena, zinnias, petunias, and chrysanthemums. Pinch fall blooming perennials any ...

UNITED STATES—So many of the pretty warm season annuals planted last spring are now at their best. Sweet alyssum, lobelia, verbena, moss rose and busy Lizzy never stop blooming, and only get ...

Deadheading is when gardeners remove spent flowers from plants. While it may seem like a simple task, it will ensure plants "produce more flowers" and look "more attractive".

Another bonus: It requires no deadheading. Verbena (Family Verbenaceae) is a great container plant for those sunny spots, because it blooms all summer long and into fall. It is a truly forgiving plant ...