Rejuvenate Container Plantings
Container plantings often begin to look a little “peaked” by midsummer. If blossoming is getting sparse on trailing plants like petunias, cut them back to stimulate a new flush of growth and flowers. If your pot or hanging basket contains several plants, trim back any that have grown so vigorously they are over-running their neighbors. Some plants, lobelia for example, may take a break from blooming in the summer heat. Trim them back and you’ll get a new flush of blossoms as the weather cools in late summer