Why Muhly Grass Turns Many Florida Yards Into Clouds of Pink Each Fall
Some Florida yards glow pink in the fall, and the color does not come from leaves. It comes from pink muhly grass, a native plant…
By Aria Moore F · Nov 10, 2026
In the Garden
If a Western Screech-Owl Is Trilling in Your California Yard at Night, It’s Hunting the Moths and Mice Around Your Beds
John Miller CA · Nov 10
Why Fall Pea Seedlings Yellow and Stall: Is Wet Soil One Possible Cause?
Ethan Brooks · Nov 10
The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Should Do Now So Next Summer’s Cucumbers Keep Producing Into Fall
Jasmine Hughes · Nov 10
From the Garden
Turk’s Cap Along a Central Texas Fence Can Offer Hummingbirds Fall Nectar
A fence line in Central Texas takes a beating from sun, heat, and dry spells. Turk’s cap is a native shrub with bright red flowers…
By Ella Brown T · Nov 10
Orange Pustules Point to Garlic Rust, but Purple Leaf Blotches Need a Closer Look
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 10
Deer start chewing your fall vegetable beds harder in November, and a simple fishing-line fence keeps them out
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 10
What It Means When a Great Horned Owl Starts Hooting Near Your California Yard This Winter
By John Miller CA · Nov 10
Yellow Blotches and Gray Fuzz on Fall Spinach May Be Downy Mildew, and Cool, Damp Conditions Can Favor It
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 10
In Bloom
What's thriving right now.
Onion Transplants in Texas and Florida: Why Day Length Matters for Bulbs, Not Bolting
By Ethan Brooks
Snapdragons in Texas and Florida Beds: Should You Pinch Them for Fuller Growth?
By Ethan Brooks
Why North Carolina Gardeners Who Bait Fire Ants Before Winter Get Fewer Mounds Next Spring
Your Florida Citrus Leaves Turn Yellow in Winter, and Pruning Isn’t What Fixes Them
By Aria Moore F
Plant of the Week
Your California Winter Vegetable Garden Checklist, From Coastal Fog Belt to Inland Valley Heat
Winter is secretly the best vegetable season in much of California. Cool nights, rain on the way, and mild days let crops like lettuce, peas,...
By John Miller CA · Nov 10, 2026
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Field Notes
What Florida Law Actually Lets You Do When a Neighbor’s Tree Drops Limbs on Your Yard
A big oak limb lands in your yard after a storm, and it clearly came from next door. Who hauls...
By Aria Moore F on Nov 10
Gray Catbirds Just Arrived in Florida, and These 7 Native Shrubs Give Them Winter Cover and Berries
A soft, catlike call from the hedge may mean a gray catbird has settled into your Florida yard. Many arrive...
By Aria Moore F on Nov 9
What to do with your Christmas cactus in November so it’s packed with buds by the holidays
It is November, and you are peering at your holiday cactus, hoping to spot little buds. Whether you see a...
By Ethan Brooks on Nov 9
Why Your Bird of Paradise Grows Huge but Never Flowers: Is Light the Missing Piece in Your California Yard?
A bird of paradise with big, glossy leaves looks healthy, so it is confusing when no flowers ever show up....
By John Miller CA on Nov 9
Vinyl Fences Yellow and Crack Under Florida Sun, so These 7 Native Shrubs Make a Living Privacy Screen Instead
A fence should hide the neighbor’s patio, not become another repair job. Florida sun can fade or damage some vinyl...
By Aria Moore F on Nov 9
Leafy Clumps in Bare North Carolina Trees Are Often Squirrel Nests, but Looks Alone Can’t Rule Out Birds
Once the leaves drop, many North Carolina yards suddenly show round, messy clumps way up in the branches. Most people...
By Jasmine Hughes on Nov 9