Keep cut flowers away from heat. A drop of vodka in the water will keep your tulips standing tall. Submitted by Sandi M. Give your new flower garden a fuller and tropical look with caladiums. Remove the top bud of a gladiola for the remaining buds to bloom simultaneously. Feed your Roses with banana peels.
Oven mitts make great gardening gloves for jobs like pruning.
Old aquarium water is a great fertilizer. Sprinkle a little talcum powder on or around your plants. When trimming hedges, tie a string to a branch on one end and run it to the other end and tie. Step back and see if the string is straight before beginning trimming. For healthy bulbs next year, let the foliage mature and yellow before removing.