Gardening

All about gardening - we have many in-depth guides about edibles, ornamentals, houseplants, and much more. We provide answers for your garden issues!

Close-up of a maple tree showing broad, five-lobed leaves with sharply serrated edges in deep burgundy-red, ideal to plant in October for vibrant fall color.

Trees

11 Spectacular Maple Tree Varieties You Can Plant in October

Maples come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and varieties! There are more than you can count. Former nurseryman Jerad Bryant includes 11 of the most spectacular maples on this list. These maple tree varieties appreciate a fall planting, and they’ll fill your yard with color next spring.

A dense field of deer resistant bulbs with yellow trumpet-shaped flowers mixed with purple and white cup-shaped blooms among green blades.

Ornamental Gardens

Plant These 11 Bulbs if Deer Always Eat Your Plants

Deer are pesky pests in ornamental gardens! They’ll eat everything in sight and turn a blooming garden into a wasteland. Don’t try to protect your choice plants; instead, grow bulbs that deer dislike to discourage them from entering the garden. Former nurseryman Jerad Bryant shares 11 bulbs that deer tend to avoid.

Blooming tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths grow together as colorful companions, with vibrant petals and lush green foliage creating a lively spring display.

Ornamental Gardens

The 15 Best Companion Plants for Tulips and Daffodils

Tulips and daffodils are easy to incorporate for a sweet welcome to spring. Their pop-up show of color lasts for weeks. Paired with other spring-flowering bulbs, the rolling arrangement is a dynamic succession of blooms. Leafy perennials soften the landing as bulbs fade. Garden expert Katherine Rowe highlights top companions to plant with tulips and daffodils for lasting landscape value.

Delicate snowdrop flowers hang from slender, arching green stems, each with narrow, linear leaves and small, nodding white blooms with a green-tipped inner tepal.

Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Snowdrop Flowers

Snowdrops are among the first flowering bulbs to emerge in the spring. They, as their name suggests, pop up when snow still lies on the ground. Their white-green flowers and strappy green leaves fill the yard with color and texture. Learn how to plant, grow, and care for these gorgeous bulbs alongside snowdrop enthusiast Jerad Bryant.

Woman’s hands with red nails hold small, plump crocus bulbs, ready to be planted in the soil.

Bulbs

How and When to Plant Crocus Bulbs: 5 Expert Tips

The end of summer is the perfect time to think about next year’s garden. Plant crocus in the fall, and you’ll have a bountiful garden full of blooms next year. Or, grow autumn flowering crocus for blooms this season! No matter which crocus you’re growing, these five expert tips will help you with the planting process.

Perennial bulbs planted in October produce dense clusters of fragrant, tubular pink flowers with tightly packed petals atop thick, strap-shaped green leaves.

Bulbs

13 Perennial Bulbs to Plant in October

October is the perfect month for planting perennial spring bulbs. There are so many beautiful ones out there, it can be difficult to choose! Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to discuss some options.

A close-up view of a person in overalls harvesting leafy green and purple-red vegetables into a wicker basket from an October kitchen garden.

Edible

Your October Kitchen Garden: What to Plant Now

October is a time of transition as a warm start gives way to shorter days, chilly nights, and frosty conditions for many growing areas. With quick and cold-tolerant crops, the kitchen garden keeps producing this month. The right selections yield sweet rewards, even with frost.

Various hosta varieties with a mix of blue, green, and gold leaves, displaying diverse shapes and textures, are perfect to plant in October.

Ornamental Gardens

11 Hosta Varieties You Can Plant in October

Versatile across growing zones and garden spaces, hostas are ready to fill the role of top shade performer. Their dynamic foliage and durable nature make them handsome, easy-care, and long-lived perennials. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores award-winning and top-performing hosta varieties to plant in October.