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Aster plants have clusters of star-shaped flowers with delicate, narrow petals in shades of purple and pink, and dense green leaves with serrated edges along tall, slender stems.

Ornamental Gardens

17 Perennial Seeds to Sow in September

September brings varying conditions as summer moves to fall. It’s an exciting time in the garden with colorful changes and cooling temperatures. Pressures of the warm season ease, with less heat stress and fewer weeds and pest disturbances. It can be an all-around more relaxing and productive month to garden. Depending on your climate, perennial seeds sown this month produce before frost or overwinter for a spring display. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring options for September planting.

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Vegetables

21 Vegetables to Plant in September

Does the cooling September weather have you itching to get your hands back in the dirt? It's the perfect time to freshen up your vegetable garden with some cool-weather veggies. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to learn which vegetables are ideal for planting this month.

A dense cluster of colorful flowers, including yellow, orange, purple, and pink blooms, creates a vibrant, multi-colored display.

Ornamental Gardens

7 Tips For Dividing Chrysanthemums

With hints of fall in the late summer garden, our thoughts turn to cooler days and autumnal displays. Hardy mums are a hallmark of the season, brightening front porches and garden borders. These perennials are an asset year-round and benefit from dividing over time. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe shares tips for the easy process of expanding chrysanthemums in your collection.

A cluster of small black aphids covers the stem and young leaves of a plant, causing visible curling and damage to the foliage.

Garden Pests

7 Common Bean Pests to Look For This Season

Leaf-sucking insects and bean-eating worms threaten your tender bean harvest! With some prevention techniques, we’ll ensure these bugs stay far away from your precious crops. Learn the seven bean pests that target susceptible plants alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.

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Weeds

Don’t Let These 11 Aggressive Weeds Take Over Your Garden This Fall

Fall rains and cool weather invite pesky, aggressive weeds that quickly overrun cultivated gardens. If you know how to identify them when they’re young, you can easily weed the seedlings before they grow out of control. Native plant gardener Jerad Bryant shares these 11 common weeds to watch for at the growing season’s end.

Close-up of a gardener in blue overalls trimming branches with green pruning shears as part of September garden tasks in an autumn garden.

Gardening Tips

11 September Garden Tasks

September is a wonderful time to get back out into the garden and do some maintenance work. The transition between summer and fall brings a new phase of growth and dormancy. Join Melissa Strauss in taking on freshening things up and preparing the garden for winter

A Cornflower plant with bright blue and pink fringed petals and slender green stems topped with narrow leaves.

Flowers

13 Annual Flower Seeds to Plant in September

This month, gardeners in warm climates can plant their shoulder-season blooms to establish before heavy frost. In colder regions, direct sow hardy annuals for a spring surprise or start them indoors to overwinter for robust plants come early spring. Enjoy extended color from sowing seasonal growers with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

Female hands in blue gloves divide fall perennials, including a daffodil plant with round tubers and narrow, elongated green leaves that arch gracefully.

Ornamental Gardens

15 Tips for Dividing Your Perennials This Fall

Are you ready to divide some of your garden perennials? Dividing perennials provides several benefits and is a great gardening task for cooler fall weather. Join gardening expert Liessa Bowen as we discuss 15 simple tips to help you get the most out of your experience as you prepare to divide your favorite perennials.

A man wearing a baseball cap and gloves waters a small sapling with a bright blue watering can in a residential yard.

Trees

7 Tips For Protecting Newly-Planted Trees

Bare-root, container, and B&B trees thrive after planting with some care. Give them the right treatment, and they’ll reward you with shade, blossoms, and fruits or nuts. These nine tips from nursery tree grower Jerad Bryant will help your new specimens perform to the best of their ability.

Bright orange Cucurbita pepo fruits with deep ridges rest on rich, dark soil among sprawling green vines and leaves, basking in the warm sunlight.

Gardening Tips

When and How to Fertilize Pumpkins

Pumpkins are generally considered heavy feeders, benefitting from additional nutrients throughout the season to perform their best. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains when and how to fertilize pumpkins for the best results.