Plant care guides & gardening tips
Step-by-step gardening help for 84 plants: exactly when to prune, how much to cut, which fertilizer and organic sprays to use, the soil each plant likes, and how to fix common problems. Timing is based on your local frost dates, so it works in any climate.
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Roses
Flowering shrubs
Azalea careRhododendron spp. (azaleas)Bigleaf hydrangea careHydrangea macrophyllaButterfly bush careBuddleja davidiiForsythia careForsythia × intermediaGlossy abelia careAbelia × grandifloraLilac careSyringa vulgarisOakleaf hydrangea careHydrangea quercifoliaPanicle hydrangea careHydrangea paniculataRose of Sharon careHibiscus syriacusSmooth hydrangea careHydrangea arborescensSpirea careSpiraea japonica (summer-blooming)Viburnum careViburnum spp.Weigela careWeigela florida
Evergreens
Trees
Fruit
Apple tree careMalus domesticaApricot tree carePrunus armeniacaAsian pear carePyrus pyrifoliaBlackberry careRubus spp.Blueberry careVaccinium corymbosum / V. asheiCherry tree carePrunus avium / P. cerasusCitrus (lemon, lime, orange) careCitrus spp.Fig tree careFicus caricaGrapevine careVitis spp.Kiwi vine careActinidia deliciosa (fuzzy kiwi) / A. arguta & A. kolomikta (hardy kiwi)Medlar careMespilus germanicaMulberry careMorus alba, M. rubra, M. nigra and hybridsPeach / nectarine carePrunus persicaPear (European) carePyrus communis / P. pyrifoliaPersimmon careDiospyros kaki (Asian) / D. virginiana (American)Plum tree carePrunus domestica / P. salicinaPomegranate carePunica granatumQuince careCydonia oblongaRaspberry careRubus idaeusServiceberry careAmelanchier spp.Strawberry careFragaria × ananassaTangerine / mandarin careCitrus reticulata
Nut trees
Almond tree carePrunus dulcisChestnut tree careCastanea mollissima and hybrids (e.g. Dunstan)Hazelnut / filbert careCorylus avellana / C. americana and hybridsMacadamia careMacadamia integrifolia / M. tetraphyllaPecan tree careCarya illinoinensisPistachio tree carePistacia veraWalnut tree careJuglans regia (English/Persian) / J. nigra (black walnut)
Vines
Perennials & grasses
Bearded iris careIris germanicaBlack-eyed Susan careRudbeckia fulgidaCatmint careNepeta × faasseniiConeflower careEchinacea purpureaDaylily careHemerocallis spp.Garden mum careChrysanthemum × morifoliumHosta careHosta spp.Ornamental grasses careMiscanthus, Panicum, Pennisetum, Calamagrostis, etc.Peony carePaeonia lactifloraPerennial salvia careSalvia nemorosa / S. greggiiRussian sage careSalvia yangii (Perovskia)Sedum (stonecrop) careHylotelephium spectabile
