Autumn leaves provide a wealth of resources for the good of the garden. While some of us leave them where they drop, others are subject to neighborhood guidelines or tidier preferences. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring how to support your garden’s ecosystems while balancing a clean aesthetic.
Plant protectors are great ways to keep your plants safe for the winter. For this article, gardening expert Matt Dursum dives into the best plant protectors to use when the weather gets cold.
Gardening tools can be expensive, so keeping them in good condition is important. In this article, gardening expert Matt Dursum covers the best ways to prepare them for winter storage, so they’ll be ready for the next growing season.
Although November brings cooler and darker days, it doesn’t mean your work in the garden is over! Properly caring for current plants and adding new ones will help you enjoy a beautiful garden next spring. Join gardener Briana Yablonski to learn nine gardening tasks to tackle this month.
Perennials die back during autumn leaving brown, dry stems and seeds behind. Let those seed heads stand and you’ll provide essential food sources for hungry birds. You’ll boost your backyard’s biodiversity with these 19 plants for feeding winter wildlife. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant on a tour of seed heads!
Cooler weather is here, you’ve seen a frost warning, but you have tender annual herbs and vegetables in your garden. How can you protect them from the first few frosts? Gardening expert Liessa Bowen walks through 9 smart tips to help you protect your frost-sensitive crops from the next freeze.
Learn how to compost your Halloween pumpkins for an environmentally friendly option that keeps those heavy gourds out of landfills. Organic farmer Jenna Rich gives us tips on how to do so safely and with a touch of fun.
Gardening enthusiast and biologist Lindsay Miller shares 11 essential tasks to tackle in the garden before the snow flies. Grab your gloves and get started - your garden, and your future self, will appreciate it!
Do the botanical terms used in plant naming confuse you? You’re not alone. Many gardeners, particularly beginners, avoid the seemingly complicated world of plant names. But gardening expert Madison Moulton is here to simplify them, explaining the differences between terms to help you become a better gardener.
There are many things to accomplish in the garden before the first fall frost. But afterward, things calm down. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about some tasks that you should avoid doing after the first frost.
Leaves are free sources of garden nutrients. Each autumn, they fall in thick layers, decorating lawns, beds, and containers. What should you do with them? Let’s see if we should rake them or leave them be. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant as we dive deep underground to see how leaves benefit the soil.
It’s officially fall, and creative container arrangements let us celebrate the season in effortless style. It may be the most fun (and easiest) time of year to enhance seasonal motifs with gifts from the garden. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in a look at potted combinations tailored to autumn’s moods.