Plant pinching allows you to stimulate growth and encourage early bushiness, more rapidly, by removing the tip of the plant. Ever wonder why the plants you raised from when they were small don’t often ...

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?

When new gardeners hear about "pinching" plants, they're understandably puzzled. Just where do you pinch them? And why? The "where" is the growing tip. You can literally pinch off the tip between your ...

Taller growing perennials are nice additions to larger landscape beds and borders — until they flop over. This detracts from the plants beauty, the gardens appearance and flopping plants fall onto ...

Having reached an age which some would call “ancient,” it does take me much longer to accomplish some basic tasks. Keeping up with weeds in the vegetable garden is one example. They have really gotten ...

This week's column addresses when to pinch back annual and perennial flowers, characteristics of a good potting mix and caring for indoor azaleas.