Don't forget to pick your Basil flowers and flower buds off and cook with them. Not only do the buds and flowers contain more flavonoids than are in the leaves but if you allow your basil plant to flower and go to seed, it will die. #GardeningTips #harvest #herbs #basil #fblifestyle | Growwithnith

Magnolia is blooming Spring which means they set their flower buds in late spring and summer for next year. This is referred to us blooming on old Wood. So we only want to prune our magnolias within two weeks of the flowers dying. That way we do any cutting required before the plant start setting its flower buds for next year. Start by removing dead, diseased or damaged branches. Then I like to remove any stems or limbs that are not aesthetically where I want them. In this video, I removed a hor