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The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Sedge That Thrives in the Soggy Corner Where Your Downspout Never Dries Out

That soggy corner where your downspout empties never seems to dry out, and most plants rot there within a season. Sallow sedge, a North Carolina…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 7

Field Notes

7 Florida Yard Conditions Drawing Cottonmouths to Your Pond – and What Actually Pulls Them In

The Christmas Cactus Blooms You Want in Winter Start With One Move You Make Right Now in September

The Small California Backyard Ideas That Quietly Turn a Tight Yard Into a Retreat You Never Want to Leave

7 Florida Potting Habits That Turn Your Patio Pots Into a Roach Hotel by Fall

From the Garden

The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Sedge That Thrives in the Soggy Corner Where Your Downspout Never Dries Out

7 Florida Herbs That Keep Producing All Season When You Prune Them the Florida Way

Mexican Mint Marigold for Your Texas Porch: What It Can and Cannot Do About Wasps

7 Florida Native Ground Covers That Strip Away the Cover Rats Use to Cross Your Yard

Your Fall Broccoli Seedlings Bolt to Flower Before They Head Up – Here’s the Heat Slip Behind It

In Bloom

Why Your Bell Peppers Turn Red and Wrinkle on the Plant Before You Pick Them

Your Zucchini Plants Are Rotting at the Tips Before They Size Up — Here’s the Fruit-Set Slip Behind It

The One Thing California Gardeners Do to Their Hydrangeas in Early Fall That Quietly Wrecks Next Year’s Blooms

Gardener's Selection

Deer Are Stripping Your Fall Garden as the Wild Forage Dries Up — Here’s the Scent That Turns Them Away

Who Actually Pays in California When a Neighbor’s Tree Roots Crack Your Driveway or Foundation

Something Keeps Digging Fresh Holes in Your Garden Overnight — Here’s How to Read the Signs and Stop It

The California Berries That Actually Grow Better in Pots Than in the Ground, and Which Ones to Skip

Your Clematis Grows Fine but Won’t Flower Next Year Unless You Fix This Care Slip Now

The Potting Shed

Your Christmas Cactus Looks Limp and Thirsty – Here’s the Summer Watering Slip That’s Really Behind It

The North Carolina Native Ground Covers You Plant Once and Never Buy a Bag of Mulch Again

7 South Florida Native Plant Nurseries Worth Driving Across the County For This Fall

The California Herbs You Can Plant Now That Quietly Push Rats Away Before Fall Rodent Season Peaks

Do Not Make a Major Fall Cut on Your Central Texas Crape Myrtles – Plan Selective Late-Winter Pruning Instead

Your Tomato Plants Are Spent and Falling Apart — Here’s Why You Should Pull Them Now and How to Do It Right

Don’t Ruin Your Final Hydrangea Show — Here’s the End-of-Season Care Slip That Cuts Next Year’s Blooms

The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Do To Lantana After Its First Summer Flush or It Just Coasts All Season

The California Backyard Fruit Tree Most Gardeners Walk Right Past, and Why It Quietly Outperforms the Ones They Plant

The Texas Garden Weed Spreading Twice As Fast As Fire Ants and How To Kill It Before It Seeds

Stop Doing This to Your Hydrangeas Once the Fall Cool-Down Arrives — It Undoes Months of Growth

The North Carolina Native Vines You Plant Once and They Swallow an Ugly Chain-Link Fence for Decades

Your Hummingbirds Stop Visiting as September Flowers Fade — Here’s the Feeder Food That Keeps Them Coming

The Texas Patio Plants That Shrug Off the Heat Right Next to Your Grill and Fire Pit

Your Climbing Clematis Disappoints Every Year — Here’s the One Hidden Mistake Keeping It From Blooming

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

Where Yellowjackets Are Nesting Underground in North Carolina Yards Right Now and How to Spot the Nest Before You Mow

Feed Your Central Texas Knockout Roses This Way Now for a Wall of Blooms Straight Through October

Can You Still Plant Zinnias in September, or Have You Missed the Window This Year?

Your Hydrangeas Wilt by Afternoon No Matter How Much You Water – Here’s the Watering Slip Quietly Behind It

Skip Hostas in Your Shady North Carolina Beds and Plant This Native Perennial That Deer Walk Right Past

The Toughest Native Texas Shrub You Can Plant This Fall for Year-Round Cover Without Any Fuss