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Ornamental Gardens

11 Varieties of Ornamental Cabbage for Your Fall Garden

Like ornamental kale, ornamental cabbage brings high color and texture to the cool-season garden. Softly rounded leaves in shades from white to violet add seasonal decor in spring and fall, and they overwinter in mild climates. The open rosettes resemble petals unfurling. Explore colorful cabbage selections with unique forms and foliage with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

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Ornamental Gardens

9 Tips for Boosting Your Garden’s Curb Appeal This Fall

With the casual beauty of fall comes the opportunity to invigorate the landscape with a fresh foundation for the season. This time of year, simple maintenance tasks promote long-term garden health, while autumnal themes and natural aesthetics make it fun, festive, and inviting. Explore how to boost your home’s curb appeal in streamlined ways with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

A stunning mix of pink coneflowers with spiky purple-blue globethistle blooms, set against lush green foliage, creating a vibrant summer garden scene.

Ornamental Gardens

9 Drought-Tolerant Plant Combinations to Plant in September

Pairing plants is one of the most fun aspects of gardening. Balancing color, texture, and form for a pleasing composition is just part of the process—the other is matching growing requirements and climate conditions. Drought-tolerant plants are increasingly important in conserving water and maintenance while thriving across wide-growing areas. Options abound for waterwise planting arrangements, perfect for September planting. Explore a few of the best with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

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Ornamental Gardens

13 Varieties of Ornamental Kale For Your Fall Containers

Ornamental kale is a staple in autumnal displays, adding bursts of color and textural leaves in an easy-care form. Grown for its decorative value, ornamental selections add high contrast to potted arrangements among seasonal bloomers. With gardening expert Katherine Rowe, enjoy the frills, ruffles, and feathers of specialized kale selections that thrive in the cool season.

Four heads of select best mums with a light pink color turning yellow near the centers placed under the sun

Flowers

5 Tips for Selecting the Best Mums

We couldn’t kick off fall without mentioning chrysanthemums. These gorgeous flowers are the stars of autumnal displays. Garden expert Lindsay Miller shares advice on how to select the best mums for your garden.

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Seeds

9 Native Plant Seeds to Collect Now

Native plant seeds are invaluable treasures. Use them to grow limitless supplies of perennials, annuals, shrubs, and trees wherever you’d like. Native plant seeds appear seasonally, and certain species ripen during the fall. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in discovering these nine seeds you should start harvesting now.

Tall spikes of crimson clover, a common September cover crop, with vibrant red blooms rise above green foliage in the field.

Soil Improvement

13 Cover Crops You Should Plant in September

You don’t have to be a full-fledged farmer to benefit from the use of cover cropping. You can use these plants to rejuvenate any garden bed over the off-season. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to learn some of the best options for boosting the nutrients in your soil for next season.

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Trees

15 Trees to Plant in September

It’s fall planting season and a great time to introduce a new tree to your landscape. If you’ve been thinking about adding a tree or two, now is the time to grab your garden gloves and start digging. Join gardening expert Liessa Bowen as we introduce 15 terrific trees you can plant in September.

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Gardening Tips

9 Ways to Keep Your Garden Looking Fresh This Fall

As summer heat wanes and fall temperatures arrive, you’ll want your garden to look its best. Some easy maintenance this season will ensure it looks spectacular from autumn through spring. Follow these nine easy steps from seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant to refresh your space with more plants, animals, and flowers.