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There you are: Pruners in hand, standing over a faded bloom, wondering: snip it or leave it? 🌸✂️

Turns out the answer depends entirely on the plant. Zinnias and dahlias will reward you with weeks of new blooms if you keep cutting. But deadhead your coneflowers in late summer and you just canceled the goldfinches' winter buffet. And peonies? They bloom once no matter what you do.

Master Gardener Steve has sorted the whole garden into three camps — deadhead it, leave it, and it depends — plus the one mistake with hydrangeas that can cost you next year's flowers entirely.

Full guide here 👇
https://thecelticfarm.com/deadheading-guide-what-to-deadhead-what-to-leave/

July Newletter is out. https://thecelticfarm.com/potting-bench-july-garden-signals/

July Garden Signals: Yellow Leaves, Peony Aftercare & the Knee-High Rule Fellow gardeners, July is full sun and full speed. Here in Loomis, that means early morning watering before the heat sets in, mulch earning its keep, and pay

The dragonflies are out - What are they telling you about your garden? Watch our latest to find out.

What Dragonflies Are Telling You About Your Garden That dragonfly hovering over your flowers is not just a beautiful s...

Garden tool care guide.