Could a Planting Bed Be Drawing Foxes Back to Your North Carolina Yard?
A fox trotting across the lawn at dusk can make any homeowner stop and stare. When it shows up again a few nights later, it’s…
By Jasmine Hughes · Oct 19, 2026
In the Garden
Those Brown Patches in Your Florida Lawn This Fall Might Be Chinch Bugs, and Here’s How to Tell
Aria Moore F · Oct 19
Your Tidy Florida Yard Is Why Wintering Warblers Skip It, but These 7 Native Plants Bring Them In
Aria Moore F · Oct 19
Potted Tomatoes and Peppers: Check the Mix Before Changing Your Watering Routine This Fall
Ethan Brooks · Oct 19
From the Garden
Why Your Potted Herbs Turn Yellow on the Windowsill After You Bring Them In for Fall
You carried your basil, parsley, and chives inside before the cold hit, and now the leaves are fading to yellow. It is a common worry,…
By Ethan Brooks · Oct 19
Yard Conditions That May Offer Snakes Shelter, Prey, or Access, and How to Check Them This Fall
By Ethan Brooks · Oct 19
Why a Raccoon Keeps Showing Up in Your California Yard at Night, and What Your Yard Is Offering It
By John Miller CA · Oct 19
Frost Cloth Is a Limited Frost Buffer That May Help Extend Your Kale Harvest
By Ethan Brooks · Oct 19
California Ringneck Snakes Eat the Slugs Under Your Pots, but Gardeners Kill Them on Sight
By John Miller CA · Oct 19
In Bloom
What's thriving right now.
How to Overwinter Geraniums Indoors and Give Them a Chance to Bloom Again
By Ethan Brooks
The Native North Carolina Wildflowers That Outperform Black-Eyed Susans Right in Heavy Clay
Crossvine on Wire: A Native Florida Vine Option for Fences and Vertical Spaces
By Aria Moore F
Fall Cleanup Can Remove a Garden Orb-Weaver Egg Sac If It Removes the Branch Holding It
Plant of the Week
How to Prevent Sun-Related Yellowing on Developing Cauliflower Curds With Leaf Tying
A fall cauliflower head can go from creamy white to yellow or greenish faster than you expect. Sunlight is one common reason, and the plant’s...
By Ethan Brooks · Oct 19, 2026
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Field Notes
Florida Crown of Thorns Not Flowering? Check the Light First
A crown of thorns can look perfect, with plenty of green leaves and sturdy stems, and still show no color...
By Aria Moore F on Oct 19
These Clever Ways Florida Gardeners Use Rosemary Go Way Beyond the Kitchen
A rosemary bush can do much more than season dinner. In Florida yards, its evergreen leaves, small flowers, and woody...
By Aria Moore F on Oct 18
Why Your Pansies Planted This Fall Stretch Tall and Flop Over Instead of Staying Bushy
You planted pansies for cheerful fall color, and now they are sprawling across the pot or bed like they lost...
By Ethan Brooks on Oct 18
Florida Law Lets You Take Down a Dangerous Tree Without a Permit, but Only If You Do This First
A big oak leaning over your roof after a storm can keep you up at night. Florida has a state...
By Aria Moore F on Oct 18
A Florida Part-Shade Plant Whose Fall Flowers Can Attract Hummingbirds
A shady corner of a Florida yard can feel stuck in a rut once summer color fades. Firespike is a...
By Aria Moore F on Oct 18
7 Venomous Florida Creatures Hiding Under Your Pots and Woodpiles This Fall
That flowerpot you have not moved since summer might already have a tenant. Florida’s warm fall weather keeps spiders, scorpions,...
By Aria Moore F on Oct 18