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It's time to take a good look at any plants that stay in container pots outdoors year-round. If they've been in those pots for two years or more, it's time to either repot with fresh soil or pot up- meaning they have outgrown their current pot and need a larger one. For repotting (not needing a new, larger pot):  Regular potting soil tends to be too lightweight for outdoor shrubs in pots. Consider using a high-quality potting soil (Fox Farm's potting soils are great and we of

Deciduous trees are prone to suckers, which means (as our photo below shows) that your tree has put forth the effort to produce a new branch or stem, but it's near the base of the tree and is not needed there. Suckers happen on most deciduous trees, especially Crape Myrtles, Dogwoods, Japanese Maples, and younger trees in general. Prune those low-growing stems or branches as soon as you notice them (if you don't want them there, of course) because they "suck" the energy that

Peonies are such a beauty in mid-spring! After they've finished blooming, there is a simple tip to help them be on their way to creating gorgeous blooms again next year. Deadhead spent blooms by pruning the flower back to the first set of leaves (the first set of leaves closest to the bloom). Do this on each bloom.   More tips for caring for your Peonies: Y ou will not truly prune this shrub until late fall (at which point you can cut it back to about an inch off the ground).