Brighten up your house with some spring blooms a few weeks early. Here’s how to force flowering shrub branches for indoor blooms.

DEADHEADING: WHEN YOU SHOULD, AND WHEN YOU SHOULDN'T

Most people recommend that you deadhead your plants, but some of them don't need it.

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HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHRISTMAS CACTUS

One of the quintessential holiday houseplants is the iconic Christmas cactus. Everyone's grandma had one when they were growing up, and many of us have at least one in our homes now too. While our grandma's plants always seemed to bloom profusely at just the right time for Christmas in Indianapolis, some of us struggle to get our Christmas cactuses to bloom indoors at all.

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HOW TO PRUNE HYDRANGEAS

It’s important to know how to prune hydrangeas properly to keep them looking their best year after year. Proper pruning is an essential part of basic hydrangea care. If you skip it, you may find your hydrangeas starting to grow unruly, produce less impressive blooms, and even grow susceptible to disease. Here are some best practices for pruning your hydrangeas.

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HARDY ROSES

Tending to roses daily to coax them into blooming doesn’t have to be the only way to have some gorgeous blooms right at home. These hardy and low-maintenance options have an aesthetic for any garden and promise the ability for nearly any garden to have a rose bush of their own.