What’s one trick to keeping your garden alive for longer? Regularly pruning your annuals and perennials. Removing dead foliage and picking off spent blooms will encourage new growth, and your planting will likely come back looking fuller and healthier than before. Not to mention, your garden will stay in tip-top shape throughout the season.For example, deadheading geraniums will help promote prolific growth so plants will show off vibrant flowers throughout spring and summer. Snipping stray shoots off tomato vines helps the hardworking limbs that are holding up the fruits get more water. Basil plants seemingly double in size after being cut back (which is all the more reason to incorporate this aromatic herb into seasonal recipes). Devote a few minutes each day to grooming your garden, or tackle the whole thing on a weekend afternoon. Before heading outside, make sure your tool basket is equipped with pruning necessities—like a hardworking pair of shears.
