A woman with a bucket crouching in a garden, weeding a garden bed. - Golero/Getty Images Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) is a harbinger of the summer to come. In late spring, they fill gardens ...

Bleeding heart plants don't require regular pruning unless you're tidying up your garden bed or making space for nearby plants. However, it's important to wait until the plant is fully dormant, around ...

Q: I struggle to keep our pink native bleeding-heart happy for long. What conditions do they want? A: Unfortunately, they want conditions we might not be able to provide in our gardens, but I have a ...