Check Out These 13 Tough Perennials Every Low-Effort Gardener Should Plant This Fall
If you have ever watched a new plant wilt and…
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Stink Bugs Are Lining Up At Your Windows Right Now – 11 Natural Fixes That Keep Them From Moving In For Winter
Those brown, shield-shaped bugs crawling across your window screens are…
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Why Weeds Keep Coming Back Between Your Pavers (And a Simple Joint Repair That Can Help Them Return Less Often)
You pull every weed from your patio pavers on Saturday,…
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3 Fall Hydrangea Jobs That Set Up Next Summer’s Blooms (And 2 Mistakes That Quietly Wreck Them)
Your hydrangea may look tired and brown right now, but…
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Could Carrying Your Summer Watering Schedule Into Fall Leave Your Peace Lily Droopy And Yellow?
Your peace lily was probably thriving all summer, so a…
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Why Yellowjackets Keep Hanging Around Your Yard This Fall – 13 Things Quietly Drawing Them In
You step outside to pick your last tomatoes, and suddenly…
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Keep Your Christmas Cactus Thriving Through Bloom Season When Dry Winter Air Is a Possible Stressor
You bring home a Christmas cactus loaded with buds, and…
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Do These 7 Things For Your Hydrangeas Before Winter And Next Summer’s Blooms Come Back Bigger
Next summer’s hydrangea flowers are already sitting on your shrub…
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Watering At The Wrong Hour Quietly Stresses Your Garden – Here’s When To Do It (Plus 11 Smart Habits For Fall)
Your hydrangeas droop by afternoon, your tomatoes split, and your…
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Epsom Salt for Cucumber Vines: When Magnesium Helps and When It Doesn’t
Yellow leaves on your cucumber vines can make any gardener…
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Faded Mums Aren’t Necessarily Done: Post-Bloom Steps That Can Improve Their Odds of Returning
Your mums dropped their flowers, and now the pot or…
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Should You Cut Back Purple Coneflowers in Fall? Seed Heads for Birds, Repeat Blooms, and Cleanup
Your purple coneflowers are fading, and you may be wondering…
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How To Encourage Your Christmas Cactus To Rebloom After The Holidays
Your holiday cactus just dropped its last flower, and now…
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Weekly Deadheading May Help Your Petunias Keep Blooming Longer
Petunias can look full and bright one week, then suddenly…
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14 Surefire Ways To Get Grass Seed To Actually Take This Fall (Plus 7 Mistakes That Waste Every Bag)
Few things sting like watching a whole bag of grass…
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Protect Next Summer’s Hydrangea Blooms: What To Do and What To Skip After the Flowers Fade
The flowers on your hydrangea are fading, and you may…
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Those Fading Coneflower Seed Heads Still Have A Job To Do – 13 Simple Tricks For Blooms Year After Year
When your coneflowers turn brown and droopy, it is easy…
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11 Reasons Your Hydrangea Leaves Are Turning Brown (And Which Ones Actually Matter This Fall)
Brown, crispy leaves on your hydrangea can make your stomach…
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Cut Your Delphiniums Back Like This Before Winter And They Come Back With Taller Spikes Next Summer
Your delphinium spikes have faded, and now you are staring…
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Your Yard Keeps Inviting Raccoons Back – 13 Things Drawing Them In (And How To Shut Each One Down)
You walk outside in the morning and find your tomatoes…
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16 Tricks That Keep Your Potted Petunias Blooming Like Crazy Long After You Bring Them Indoors
Your petunias looked amazing all summer, and now frost is…
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Don’t Toss Your Leggy Petunias Yet – 5 Pinching Tricks That Bring Back Fuller Plants And Bigger Blooms
By midsummer, a lot of petunias start to look tired,…
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Mowing Height and Crabgrass: How Species-Right Mowing Can Reduce Pressure Next Spring
Crabgrass shows up in so many lawns that it is…
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Holiday Cactus Care in Late Fall: Inducing Buds Versus Protecting Them
Is your holiday cactus covered in tiny pink tips, or…
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Your Christmas Cactus Looks Weak And Limp? 13 Steps That Get It Strong Enough To Bloom By The Holidays
A droopy Christmas cactus can make your heart sink, especially…
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Clover Taking Over Your Lawn Is A Clue – 13 Ways To Fix What’s Really Going On Underneath (Plus 5 Mistakes That Make It Spread)
If little white clover flowers are popping up all over…
