Among autumn’s muted hues and fading foliage are perennials that rise to glory with the changing conditions. With renewed vigor, they extend the garden’s life with color and form. Revel in the showy attributes of fall’s star performers with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
It's time to grab your basket and head out to harvest your cool-season crops. As the cold weather approaches, here are nine crops that you can finish or begin harvesting in November.
Leafy greens are essential in the vegetable garden. Make salads, cooked greens, and charcuterie boards without needing to go to the grocery store. You’ll have fresh leaves to pick in your backyard! Discover these 11 cool weather-loving greens alongside seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant.
November is the time to force bulbs indoors for holiday displays and gifts. The spring-flowering beauties bring early cheer to the beholder. Explore holiday bulb inspirations to pot up this month for a holiday bloom with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Newly planted fruit trees need a bit of extra care going into their first winter. They can be more susceptible to frost damage than more established specimens. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to discuss ways you can prepare your tree for the cold months ahead.
A hydrangea in flower is the hallmark of summer, with lasting interest in fall and winter. Often, they don’t need pruning, though some benefit from cutting back. Different types have varying pruning times and needs, and it usually isn’t in the fall. Explore the best time to prune your hydrangeas with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Hardy chrysanthemums, hallmarks of the autumnal garden, need a rich foundation to shine big, bold, and bright in their blanket of color. Boosting nutrition for the floriferous growers is streamlined, and knowing when to start and stop has a bearing on the most successful flowering. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in how to time organic amendments and fertilizers to lightly boost blooms that span the season.
After a burst of growth and fruiting all summer, fall strawberry beds need some quick tidying to prepare for winter. Join garden expert and organic farmer Logan Hailey as she digs into five quick steps to clean up your berry beds for disease-free dormancy and a prolific spring.
Asters bring a burst of late-season color, pollinator benefits, and versatility, a few of the many reasons they deserve a spot in the garden. Celebrate this star performer with gardening expert Katherine Rowe and enjoy its buzzing vibrance in jewel tones of the season.
Keep your dragon fruit healthy through the fall and winter season by ensuring proper pruning, training, and disease prevention. Garden expert Logan Hailey shares seven essential tips for growing dragon fruit in the fall.
Looking to add some berry bushes to your edible garden? ‘Fall Gold’ raspberry bushes have small, golden fruits that are sweet and just a little bit tart. You could plant one shrub, start an entire berry patch, or even use these perennials as a fruit-filled privacy fence. Plant biologist Emily Estep has rounded up all the information you need to keep these shrubs healthy, happy, and covered in berries.
Do you have a Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus? These cool, low-fuss little succulents are some of the easiest houseplants to grow and maintain. In this article, succulent enthusiast Liessa Bowen walks through five simple steps to successfully propagate your holiday cactus.