By Donna Moyer
Jul 09, 2026
Your hanging baskets aren't failing — July is just the hardest month. By midsummer
plants shift from growth mode into reproduction mode.
Read on for the two things that redirect their energy back into blooming — including the weekly step most gardeners don't know about.
Posted in
container gardening,
deadheading,
fertilizing,
gardening tips,
hanging basket care,
hanging baskets,
July gardening,
porch garden,
relaxed gardener,
summer gardening,
summer plants,
watering hanging baskets
By Donna Moyer
May 21, 2026
For most of my gardening life I was an all-or-nothing gardener. Big sessions or
nothing at all. What changed everything wasn't a new technique — it was a shift to
short daily tours and quick spruce-ups.
Read on to find out how a little bit, done regularly,keeps your garden going all summer long.
Posted in
beginner gardening,
deadheading,
garden habits,
garden routine,
garden tips,
low maintenance garden,
relaxed gardener,
soaker hose,
summer garden maintenance,
weeding
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