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510 days ago
This is the time to cut back fall blooming perennials. Sedums, asters and chrysanthemums should all be pinched back to promote compact, well branched growth. If you have roses, cut off any spent blooms and give them a good shot of organic fertilizer or a top dressing of compost.
533 days ago
And many perennials are in full bloom. The baptisia is one of our native flowers. It grows well in sunny dry locations. The peonies and iris should be in flower by now. Once the iris have finished flowering, you can divide and/or relocate them. Dig up a big clump, chop it into several pieces, discard the middle section that has no shoots, and replant the new pieces very close to the surface of the soil. Peonies should not be disturbed until October. If your forsythia, lilacs and viburnums have finished blooming, you can dead head, then prune the entire shrub. Remember the order of pruning: cut out dead wood cut out diseased wood cut out crossing branches No overall haircuts for these shrubs. Cut out entire branches so that the plant maintains a natural form. Remember to leave the foliage of spring bulbs to die back naturally. When the leaves are completely brown, pull them up.
