Renowned garden bloggers answer wowOwow’s most digging questions.

Garden on Google

For summer, water deeply but not often. For fall, don’t clean up right away; dead seedheads can feed goldfinches and other wonderful wildlife. For later in winter, try pruning the shrubs that don’t flower in the spring. Learn how by Googling "prune" and the name of the plant. And for spring, weed and mulch in early spring before the plants come up. —Susan Harris, GardenRant and Sustainable-Gardening

Seek Regional Advice

This varies depending on where you garden. —Pamela Penick, founder of Digging and Penick Landscape Design

Weed (in Rain, Snow or Shine)

Spring: weed, trim, deadhead and mulch. Summer: weed, trim, deadhead and mulch. Fall: weed, trim, deadhead and mulch. Winter: weed and mulch. Regular maintenance is the key to a great garden. —Patricia Blais, creator and author of Gardensablaze.com

Don’t Leave Your Sprinklers on "Auto Pilot"

The best seasonal tips for the garden are those that come from local, regional sources. A great resource is the National Gardening Association website where you can sign up for monthly gardening updates for your area. A general tip that works wherever you garden is to adjust your watering schedule throughout the year as the weather changes. Hot weather requires more frequent watering, cool weather — less. During the rainy season no supplemental watering is needed. Don’t waste this precious resource by running your watering systems on unchecked "auto pilot." —Shirley Bovshow, garden design expert and blogger at ShirleysGarden.com, EdenMakers.com and GardencenterTV.com

Mulch Never Goes Out of Style

No matter what time of year, the best thing you can do for your garden is to make sure it has a nice, thick layer of mulch on it. During the warmer months this helps conserve water and during the colder months the mulch helps to protect precious perennials. The other important thing to remember is to catch those weeds early in the spring before they get a chance to flower and set seed. It saves you so much work in the long run. —Cynthia Thompson, author of Brambleberries in the Rain

Prepare for Each Season Beforehand

Generally, people don’t take the time to up-start their garden in the spring or winterize it in the fall by turning the soil, amending the soil, cutting back plants, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, etc. It’s WORK, but it’s essential in order to keep your garden healthy throughout all seasons. The more time you put into your garden in the spring and fall, the less work you will have to do in the winter and summer. My biggest tip for all seasons? Deadheading. (That doesn’t mean the Grateful Dead—ha)! Deadheading means the removal of spent or fading flowers in order to spur new blossoms and keep a plant looking tidy and neat. —Jennifer L. Scott, aka "Miss Daisy," executive assistant for Fusion-io and founder of Gardening With Miss Daisy

New Seasons Bring New Opportunities

Fall is the best time to plant perennials, trees, bulbs and shrubs. During the fall and winter you can enjoy annuals like pansies if you live in a warmer climate. Spring is a good time for putting in a vegetable garden. In the summer, make sure you are watering enough; during a heat wave you may have to water your plants in containers every day. —Jessica, author of The Garden Blog of a girl growin’ Southern

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