You’ve probably heard of the term ‘pinching out’ before – it’s a popular gardening technique used on the likes of tomatoes, sweet peas and plenty of other plants. But what does ‘pinching out’ mean?

Dreaming of a cut flower garden in full bloom? This simple trick could be the secret to bigger, better blooms this summer — and it's so easy to try at home. "Pinching flowers for bushier growth and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snipping the top leaves of annuals like zinnias and basil encourages branching and more blooms, but avoid doing this to vegetables ...

Taller growing perennials are nice additions to larger landscape beds and borders until they flop over. This detracts from the plants’ beauty and the garden’s appearance. And flopping plants fall onto ...

Dear Master Gardener: I am interested in growing hot peppers so this year I purchased vegetable grow bags with handles, planted various types of hot peppers and placed the grow bags on my parent’s ...