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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).

Nothing says spring and summer like fresh-cut flowers in your home, especially when they come straight from your garden! Whether you love them beside your kitchen sink or in your bedroom, cut flowers add cheerfulness and serenity indoors. There are many options that make excellent cut flowers. Below, we're sharing 22 of our absolute favorites! Perennials: Coneflowers Black Eyed Susan Lenten Rose   (this blooms in late winter to mid-spring for a great option in cooler months)

Forsythia, flowering Quince (shown above), Yoshino cherry trees, Kwanzan cherry trees, deciduous Magnolias... if you plan to prune any of these trees or shrubs, it's time! You need to prune spring-blooming deciduous trees & shrubs after they've finished blooming because these plants begin to form new buds for next year inside their stems during the hot summer months. If you wait to prune these plants in fall, you will be unintentionally cutting off a lot of their buds for nex