If you want a spring garden full of flowers, fall is the ideal time to get started. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for a guide to planting now so you'll have an extra floriferous spring garden.
Fall is an interesting time for pepper plants. You likely still have ripening peppers, and the temperature is steadily cooling each day. Cool weather, ample rainfall, and early frosts threaten these peppers before you can harvest them. Don’t worry—we’ll extend the harvest with some simple tricks from pepper grower Jerad Bryant.
It’s not too late for colorful flowers! Now is a great time to sow frost-tolerant annuals. Fill the late-season garden with color, and set your spring yard up for success. Choose from one of these 11 hardy annual flowers you can plant in September from expert gardener Jerad Bryant.
Garlic from the store is tasty, but have you ever grown your own? Spicy and savory, garlic is relatively easy to grow and is also healthy. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to walk through the basics of growing garlic as a beginner.
Sweetbox is a handsome evergreen addition to shady garden sites. With shiny leaves and gently arching stems, it brings all-season interest. Fragrant winter blooms heighten the appeal. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the merits of the effortless broadleaf shrub.
Perennial vegetables bring years of rewards, from flavor and nutrition to ornamental value and pollinator support. Depending on your climate and selection, they can develop for a cool-season harvest with planting in the fall. Enjoy fulfilling harvests from repeat performers with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Summer heat and dry weather are harsh on lawns. They cause brown foliage, bare spots, and weed growth. Don’t worry—fall is the perfect season for renovation. Get the lawn looking good before the winter season arrives.
A window box planter adds beauty, charm, and versatility in a way that few garden features can. Taking one from summer to fall can mean beautiful plants all the way into the winter months. Here are some stunning combinations for your window boxes this fall.
With its still-warm soil and newly cooling air, September is a great time to plant fruit trees. We love the basics, but we think that there are some underrated fruits that are great for planting this time of year. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some of the most underrated fruit trees you can plant this September.
The most difficult-to-grow vegetables vary depending on where you live. Hot zone gardeners struggle with cold crops, and the inverse is true for gardeners in cold zones. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant to discover which vegetables are a challenge to grow in the home garden.
In addition to creating new plants, division brings benefits to many perennials, like rejuvenating growth and flowering, and managing size. Garden expert Katherine Rowe outlines how and when to divide and replant our favorite perennials for renewed vigor for seasons to come.
Ornamental grasses are a staple in the border and container design for fall displays. They also offer a host of ecosystem services with the right grass in the right place. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe for inspiration in working with ornamental grasses as autumnal landscape design features.