Peonies are cool-weather-loving perennials with gorgeous and fragrant blooms. They’re known for their elaborate petals, flashy colors, and sweet scents. Plant them in October, and you’ll have bouquets of blooms in spring. Join peony lover Jerad Bryant as we tour 15 varieties you should plant this month.
Just in time for fall, a centuries-old ornamental bears fruits disguised as miniature pumpkins. The little “pumpkins” are big delights in seasonal arrangements and have culinary uses, too. Explore these specialties to embellish autumn with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
In addition to their shining fall color, hardy garden mums are relatively carefree perennials. While susceptible to a number of diseases, they’re usually problem-free, and if detected early, plants often recover. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in a look at common diseases for chrysanthemums and how to treat and prevent them.
Hardy garden mums are easy-growers with high seasonal color spanning summer and fall. Chrysanthemums benefit from easy, light pruning to get the best form and flowers. With gardening expert Katherine Rowe, explore pruning benefits and basics for these lovely autumnal selections to ensure healthy flowering for years of recurrent color.
Fall is perfect for planting tulips, and we have some major showstoppers to share with you. These are not your average varieties. Check out these amazing tulips with gardening expert Melissa Strauss.
With lovely buds and profuse blooms on graceful stems, anemones are scene-stealers when they bloom and create an attractive leafy backdrop when not in flower. With perennial selections that bloom in fall or spring, the garden can host months of the precious wanding blooms. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores top-performing, award-winning favorites perfect for planting in October.
Winning bulb combinations create the seemingly effortless, exquisite beauty of an artist’s touch. They’re actually incredibly easy to pair for a naturalized look. Whether crafting a potted arrangement or taking in nature at a broad scale, enjoy pairing bulbs for no-fail seasonal beauty with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
To be the biggest and brightest, hardy chrysanthemums need plenty of nutrition. Their floriferous blanket of color reflects much energy spent, first developing leafy uppers and strong stems, then in bud set and flowering. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring organic amendments and fertilizers, timed and applied correctly, to boost blooms that last all fall.
Is a ghastly greenhouse in the plans for your Halloween decor this year? Add a touch of the macabre to your houseplant collection with a carnivorous plant. Melissa Strauss did the scary work to find the most gruesome greenery to shock and delight!
If you’ve noticed gorgeous fall foliage lately and want to bring some to your landscape, we have just the thing. Here are 15 trees with the most spectacular fall foliage around. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss in learning more about these trees that flaunt such vivid autumn leaves!
Alliums bring high color, structure, and reliable style to the perennial border and planter. Their stately globe-shaped florets complement any garden style. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in how to plant these sculptural, pollinator-attracting blooms this fall for a late spring display.
If you're looking forward to a stunning garden in early spring, October is just right for planting beautiful spring-blooming bulbs. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to dig up some of the prettiest blooming bulbs around!