Spring brings warmth and an abundance of beautiful flowers, but this gorgeous transformation doesn’t happen on its own.

Combining these methods during the planning and preparing of flower beds can help keep your beds weed-free. But what about beds you prepared before you had this information? There is still hope.

Question: I would like to get my vegetable garden and annual flower beds ready for planting without having to do a lot of preparation next spring. What are some things ...

Annuals: It's a little early to put in cool-season annuals, but it is the perfect time to prepare the beds. If the warm-season annuals are looking haggard, go ahead and remove them and mulch the beds.

Existing perennial weeds can be a real nightmare to control in any flower garden. If you start preparing your iris bed now, you will have plenty of time to eradicate those weeds for July planting ...

Gardening guru Linda Vater talks about planning and preparing a cut-flower garden. While it may seem like a normal garden, it is different from a regular flower bed.

Edging flower beds with well-defined lines immediately improves the look of a backyard. But its benefits go beyond the aesthetics – edging is practical, too.

Cut away old faded flowers and flower stalks to give them an attractive appearance for their winter rest. Check all your plants for pests as you groom. Spider mites are still a threat.