Perennials: No Fall Cleanup Required!
The idea of “cleaning up” your perennials in the fall should have died out decades ago. It’s never been necessaryContinue Reading
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The idea of “cleaning up” your perennials in the fall should have died out decades ago. It’s never been necessaryContinue Reading
As fall nights get cooler, heating systems start to operate… and the air in our homes becomes drier and drier.Continue Reading
It happens all the time: you see a beautiful weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) on sale at a really good price,Continue Reading
Sometimes gardeners become so used to sophisticated techniques and magic insecticide formulas that we forget that the simplest means can alsoContinue Reading
Every gardener knows that it is better to chop fall leaves into small pieces before using them as compost or applyingContinue Reading
In the Northern Hemisphere, September to the end of November is the season for planting spring-flowering bulbs in the garden… andContinue Reading
Clematis experts classify into three pruning groups. You’re supposed to prune group 1 and 2 clematis after they bloom in the spring, becauseContinue Reading
As nights get colder and colder, remember that lawn grasses continue to grow throughout much of the fall, usually onlyContinue Reading
It’s he-re! Temperatures have dropped, frost is in the air (and has already hit some gardens), leaves are changing color: there isContinue Reading
In moderate climates, that is hardiness zones 6 to 9, the most popular fall flower is the garden chrysanthemum, oftenContinue Reading
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