PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - As summer wears out and plants go to seed, you may not think the browning flowers on your Echinacea plants are very pretty, but lots of birds sure find them attractive. Echinacea ...

Closeup of pinkish-white hibiscus flower with long red stamen. - Tomekbudujedomek/Getty Images The striking flowers of hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.) are a summertime delight. With eye-catching colors ...

For many of us gardeners, mid-August is when our fall thinking caps come on and we start to make plans for putting the garden to bed and adding colder season interest to the yard. But, there is one ...

Deadheading is a gardening chore that many people find pleasant — by pinching off fading flowers, you can beautify your landscape and keep some plants blooming longer. But is it necessary? Deadheading ...

Deadhead spent blooms weekly by cutting stems back to the main branch to encourage bigger, better flowers. Water deeply once or twice a week and feed with a low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus fertilizer to ...

Mortals, born of woman, are of few days and full of trouble. They spring up like flowers and wither away; like fleeting shadows, they do not endure. — Job 14:1-2 Every year around Ash Wednesday, a ...

Although deadheading rhododendrons is not necessary, it can be aesthetically pleasing. When the flowers fade, you can snap or cut off the flower stalk before the point where the leaves attach to the ...

Q. In June, I received a green bromeliad with a bright red "flower." We have kept it in indirect sunlight and kept its "cups" watered. In the last month, the red color has faded. What should I do? C.B ...