If You Want Color Until The First Hard Frost, Here Are 15 Perennials That Bloom From August Into Fall
By August, a lot of gardens start to look tired,…
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If Your Hydrangeas Gave You All Leaves This Year, Here Are 9 Things To Stop Doing Before Winter
You watered, you waited, and your hydrangeas gave you a…
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Do Opossums Really Eat Thousands of Ticks? What the Research Says About Your Nighttime Yard Visitor
You flip on the porch light and spot an opossum…
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How to Identify an Unknown Hydrangea Before Deciding Whether to Prune
You walk past your hydrangea every day, but do you…
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Your Mums Keep Blooming Weeks Longer When You Stop Making These 13 Common Mistakes
You bring home a gorgeous pot of mums, and two…
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Overwintering Leggy Geraniums Indoors: How To Keep Your Plant Healthy Until Spring
Your geranium looked great all summer, and now it is…
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10 Things To Do For Your Peonies This Fall So They Come Back With More Blooms Next Spring
Your peonies may look finished for the year, but fall…
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If You Want Color Every Spring Without Replanting, Here Are 13 Bulbs That Multiply Bigger Every Year
Tired of digging up your tulips every fall, only to…
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Short Or Floppy Foxgloves? How To Tell A Low Rosette From A Weak Flower Spike
Your foxglove looks small and low as fall settles in,…
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If Your Christmas Cactus Spent Summer Outside, Here’s How To Lower the Risk of Bud Drop When You Bring It In
A Christmas cactus that looks perfect on the patio can…
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If Your Peace Lily’s Leaf Edges Keep Browning, Softened Water May Be Worth Checking
Brown, crispy edges on a peace lily can make you…
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If Your Flower Beds Fry Every August, Here Are 15 Tough Perennials To Plant This Fall Instead
Every August, the same sad thing happens: petunias go crispy,…
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What Redroot Pigweed Roots Can and Can’t Tell You About Your Garden
That rough, reddish-stemmed weed crowding your tomato plants has a…
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Don’t Wait Until Spring – 7 Amaryllis Steps To Start Now So It Blooms Again By Christmas
That amaryllis that dazzled you last December is probably sitting…
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Catnip and Ticks: What Lab Research Shows About the Herb and What Actually Protects Your Yard
After a walk through the yard, finding a tick on…
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If Your Poinsettia Stayed Green All Year, Here Are 13 Fixes That Turn It Red By Christmas
You kept your poinsettia alive all year, and now it…
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If Your Christmas Cactus Hasn’t Set A Single Bud Yet, Here’s The October Dark-Night Reset To Try
It is October, and your holiday cactus still looks like…
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Does Walking Barefoot On Backyard Grass Really Change Your Body? What Early Research Can and Cannot Tell Us
Kicking off your shoes and stepping onto the lawn feels…
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If Your Lawn Came Out Of Summer Thin And Patchy, Here’s How To Patch Small Spots In Fall Without Powered Equipment
Summer can leave a lawn looking tired, with thin areas…
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If Your Wisteria Grows Wild Every Year But Never Blooms, Here Are 11 Mistakes Holding It Back
Your wisteria climbs the fence, swallows the porch rail, and…
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Robin Nesting on Your Porch Light? What She Needs From You, Even After the Chicks Leave the Nest
Coming home to find a robin building a nest right…
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Before You Touch The Pruners This October, Here Are 7 Hydrangea Jobs That Keep Next Summer’s Buds Safe
Right now, tucked inside the stems of many hydrangeas, next…
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If Your Climbing Roses Grow Long Canes But Barely Bloom, Here Are 13 Easy Rescues That Bring The Flowers Back
Your climbing rose shot up tall canes all spring, yet…
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Dandelion Roots Run Deep, But Do They Really Mine Calcium From Your Lawn?
You have probably yanked a dandelion and been shocked by…
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If Your Hydrangeas Bloomed Beautifully This Year, Here Are 9 Fall Moves That Protect Next Summer’s Flower Buds
Those big, bold hydrangea blooms you loved this summer did…
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How To Save Purple Coneflower Seed Before Goldfinches Eat It
Purple coneflowers put on a second show in fall, when…
