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Leaving your dahlia tubers in cold, wet ground turns them to mush, so dig them up after the first frost blackens the leaves

Those bold dahlia blooms start underground, in fat tubers that hold next summer’s flowers. When winter turns freezing or soggy, some of those tubers can…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 28

Your Florida Desert Rose Is Dropping Leaves This Fall: Seasonal Rest or Something Else?

Vegetation Placement and Fire Pathways Along California Fences and Eaves

The Florida Yard Habits That Quietly Bring Rats Close to Your House, and the Easy Fixes

Fall Camellia Care in California: How Moisture Checks Can Reduce Bud Stress

From the Garden

Leaving your dahlia tubers in cold, wet ground turns them to mush, so dig them up after the first frost blackens the leaves

What North Carolina Azaleas Need Before the Ground Freezes: Moisture Care That Supports Winter Health

These Texas Rose Nurseries Are Worth Clearing a Whole Fall Saturday to Wander Through

Spearmint Oil Reduced Stink Bug Trap Attraction, But Sealing Gaps Protects Your Doors Better

Rabbits chewing the bark off your young fruit trees this winter can seriously threaten them, so install a roomy trunk guard early

In Bloom

Purple Coneflower Seed Collection: A Chance to Grow Seedlings From Dried Heads in North Carolina

How To Tell Your California Pomegranates and Persimmons Are Ready Before the First Big Storm Splits Them

The Native Texas Hedges That Keep Your Yard Private and Green All Winter Long

Gardener's Selection

When to Mulch Fall-Planted Garlic in the South: What Extension Guidance Really Says

The Hidden Frost Damage on North Carolina Fig Trees That Won’t Show Up Until Spring

Does Mint Keep Rats Out? What Central Texas Homeowners Should Know This Fall

Are Green Onion Leaves in Fall a Good Sign? What Southern Gardeners Should Know

Crispy Brown Japanese Maple Leaves This Fall? Dry Soil Could Be One Culprit

The Potting Shed

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs Gather on North Carolina Siding in Fall

Lethal Bronzing Is Killing Florida Palms, and Older Lower Leaves Often Bronze as Symptoms Progress

The Native Texas Trees That Give You a Privacy Screen Better Than Podocarpus Ever Did

Severe cold can damage strawberry crowns and threaten a later crop, so match winter protection to your region, forecast, and bed

Your shady corner under the oak tree fills in with blooms when you plant these 7 ground covers this fall

What It Really Means When White-Crowned Sparrows Suddenly Fill Your California Yard This Fall

Got overgrown tomato and pepper plants that are finished producing? Pull them now to cut down on carryover problems

Anna’s Hummingbirds Nest in Winter: Where Tiny Nests Hide in California Yards

Stink bugs hiding in your fall garden beds lay next spring’s first wave unless you clear these spots now

Should you cut back your asparagus ferns now, or wait until they turn brown and brittle?

Before You Cut Your Tangled Clematis This Fall, Find Its Pruning Group First

Why Weeds Keep Growing Between Pavers and How to Reduce Them

These Native North Carolina Wildflowers Go Straight Into the Ground Now and Let Winter Do the Work

The Delicate-Looking Porch Plant That Handles Hot Texas Afternoons Better Than You’d Expect

What to Do When Frost Blackens Your Sweet Potato Vines: Cut, Dig, and Cure Promptly

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

The Everyday Yard Chores That Hurt North Carolina Box Turtles More Than Anything Else This Fall

Leave These 7 Florida Native Grasses Standing This Fall and Winter Birds Will Find Your Yard

The Native Texas Shrubs Gardeners Are Planting Where Their Crape Myrtles Used to Stand

Plant Passionflower Along Your Florida Fence and Watch Butterflies Move In for Good

Your peace lily is drooping flat over the pot, and this 15-minute soak perks it right back up

These Winter Birds Are Just Arriving in Florida Yards, and Here’s How to Make Them Stay