As our roses slow their active growth heading into the cool season, a little prep now helps them glide into winter dormancy as healthy, stress-free shrubs. Resilient specimens store energy to survive their winter rest and emerge for strong growth and flowering. Explore end-of-season care and treatment of roses now for a sturdy foundation over the winter.
Supporting our resident pollinators gets a boost with a pollinator hotel build. The simple structures, done correctly, provide safe shelter and nesting sites for essential insects like solitary bees. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how to create an extended stay locale to support pollinators throughout the seasons.
Hugelkultur is a high-yielding permaculture method that builds soil using organic material and debris. Done correctly, it brings lasting results and a sustaining system for growing our favorite crops. Gardening expert Kaatheirne Rowe explores the merits of building our beds now with organic layering for robust growth in spring.
Sweetbox is a handsome evergreen addition to shady garden sites. With shiny leaves and gently arching stems, it brings all-season interest. Fragrant winter blooms heighten the appeal. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the merits of the effortless broadleaf shrub.
Perennial vegetables bring years of rewards, from flavor and nutrition to ornamental value and pollinator support. Depending on your climate and selection, they can develop for a cool-season harvest with planting in the fall. Enjoy fulfilling harvests from repeat performers with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
As our garden tasks begin to mellow in fall, we can turn to the resourceful role of collecting and storing seeds from our most valuable performers. With seeds from the best of the best, we have strong plants tailored to our specific growing conditions. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines seeds to collect and store in the fall for seasons of returns.
In addition to creating new plants, division brings benefits to many perennials, like rejuvenating growth and flowering, and managing size. Garden expert Katherine Rowe outlines how and when to divide and replant our favorite perennials for renewed vigor for seasons to come.
Ornamental grasses are a staple in the border and container design for fall displays. They also offer a host of ecosystem services with the right grass in the right place. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe for inspiration in working with ornamental grasses as autumnal landscape design features.
Low-water perennials help us balance water and maintenance needs as they flourish across conditions. Options abound for waterwise landscapes, making it easier on our resources and the gardener. Explore top-performers to energize the display and provide ecological value with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Even though we’re waving goodbye to summer, the thought of adding new perennials to the garden perks us right up. Depending on your climate, sowing native perennial seeds in September promotes overwintering until spring germination or developing roots before frost for winter survival. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores native seeds to plant in September for easy returns on our landscape’s valued performers.
If you’re ready to expand the garden collection and restore vigor to existing perennials, early fall is the right time for many of our top performers. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines what, when, and how to divide perennials in fall for the best returns.
Grass seed grows quickly and offers an easy landscape fix to those bare spots that crop up by late summer. With a bit of basic site prep, the seeding process is easy. Depending on your climate, late summer and early fall are prime for the lawn refresh. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in how to infill grassy areas easily for a lush lawn..