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Learn how to use a light hand when pruning and cleaning up in fall. So many plants add a lot to the fall and winter garden, even when they’re dormant. Susan provides great tips for what to prune and what to leave in place while you’re doing your fall cleanup. She’ll help you distinguish between good practices for pruning evergreen and deciduous plants in autumn, and provide suggestions on which perennials to cut back as well. Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/ Track 1242474 – Monetization ID ZMPGIH1Z72VUZTYI

Should you leave your autumn leaves on the ground? How to make the most of fallen leaves as mulch, without it looking like a mess. Do you like to leave your fallen leaves on the ground as mulch? Or do you like a tidier garden? Maybe somewhere in between? If you’d like to utilize your fallen leaves to enhance the health of your garden, build healthy soil, make the most of the season’s gorgeous colors, but don’t want your garden to look super messy, this video can help you sort out it all out. Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/ Track 1242474 – Monetization ID ZMPGIH1Z72VUZTYI

This evergreen fern adds beautiful color and texture to the garden year round. It’s called autumn fern because of the beautiful copper and chartreuse autumny colors on the new growth. This easy care fern works well in a lot of different situations in the garden, including the understory of trees, along the front of a border, as a low foundation plant and in containers. Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/ Track 1242474 – Monetization ID ZMPGIH1Z72VUZTYI

This is a time of year I love spending time in the garden - it's also the time that things are dry, overgrown, and crispy. Here are 5 of my favorite plants that keep your garden vibrant and full of life all the way through the end of summer and into fall! Check our our plant profiles on all these plants! Crepe Myrtle: https://youtu.be/YLoDNc674Qw Panicle Hydrangea: https://youtu.be/OvsgwZTWwrU Dwarf Plumbago: https://youtu.be/7kMORFq0leI Gaura https: //youtu.be/qgUsAu6Pp6w Mutabilis Rose: https://youtu.be/3BgZoIYx8eY Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/ Track 1242474 – Monetization ID ZMPGIH1Z72VUZTYI

The key to keeping herbs in the mint family (including basil and sage) bushy and herbaceous through the summer is to pinch them back regularly! You want to avoid letting them flower so that their energy focusses on creating yummy foliage for you rather than flowers for pollinators, so pinch the stem tips back to a set of buds to promote leafy growth. Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/ Track 1242474 – Monetization ID ZMPGIH1Z72VUZTYI

This hebe has great silvery gray foliage neatly arranged on dark stems. It forms a tidy mounded plant that matures to about 3’x3’ and grows great in hot sun. It’s reliable, tough and easy to grow. Our pruning tips will help keep it looking fantastic in your garden. Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/ Track 1242474 – Monetization ID ZMPGIH1Z72VUZTYI