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The Florida Wildlife That Moves Into Your Yard When the First Cold Front Blows Through

The first cool breeze can change who shows up beside your Florida patio. Winter birds arrive, lizards tuck into sheltered spots, and nighttime visitors keep...

By Aria Moore F · Nov 9, 2026

Why Christmas Cactus Buds and Flowers Drop: Checking Drafts and Other Possible Causes

What Those Small Holes Popping Up in Your North Carolina Lawn This Fall Are Really Telling You

These California Shrubs Root From Fall Prunings So You Get Free Plants Before Spring

Your Texas Fig Tree Needs These Simple Steps Before the First Hard Freeze Hits

From the Garden

If your fall cucumbers keep growing vines but stop setting fruit, poor pollination may be one reason

The Most Underrated Native North Carolina Gardeners Are Planting Now to Feed Pollinators Next Spring

Why fall pepper plants may hold green fruit longer as the weather cools

Plant Inland Sea Oats Under Your Central Texas Trees and Juncos Will Feed There All Winter

8 Reasons Your Jade Plant Starts Dropping Leaves Once It Comes Indoors for Winter

In Bloom

Fresh Yard Holes in North Carolina This Fall: Could Armadillos Be the Diggers?

The Nighttime Visitor Central Texas Homeowners Chase Off That’s Actually Protecting Their Yard

These 12 surprising ways squirrels help your yard will make you rethink chasing them off this winter

Gardener's Selection

These 9 yard clues tell you rats are moving in before they reach your house this winter

These 7 Shallow-Rooted North Carolina Natives Turn a Bare Septic Drain Field Into a Real Garden Bed

What Your Texas Crape Myrtles Actually Need Before Winter, and the Fall Chore That Hurts Them

Brown Tips on Your Spider Plant? Check Whether Dry Winter Air Is One Cause, and What Else to Rule Out

The Florida Wildlife That Moves Into Your Yard When the First Cold Front Blows Through

The Potting Shed

What Do Anoles Eat Around Your Florida Patio Plants?

Why a Cooper’s hawk circling your backyard feeders is a warning sign worth paying attention to

Eastern Bluebirds Return to Florida Yards in Winter, and These 7 Native Plants Make Them Stay

Cedar Waxwings Descend on Florida Yards in Winter, and These 7 Native Berry Plants Keep the Flocks Coming Back

8 Florida Natives That Bloom Right Through Winter When Your Annuals Start Looking Sad

Why Kestrels Hovering Over Your California Yard This Winter Are Hunting the Voles Eating Your Bulbs

Brown, Mushy Spots on Stored Winter Squash: Sort Out the Bad, Protect the Rest

How To Turn Your California Loquat Tree Into the Easiest Fruit Harvest on Your Block This Spring

Your fall lettuce bolts and turns bitter in Texas and Florida warm spells, and shade cloth buys you weeks

Milk-Jug Cloches for Fall Lettuce: Temporary Protection on Cool Southern Nights

Pick Green Tomatoes Before Frost: Which Ones Can Ripen Indoors

The North Carolina Bulbs You Still Have Time to Plant This November for a Standout Spring

Why Cool-Season Planting Gives California Native Plants a Head Start Before Summer

Pale Mines on Fall Swiss Chard and Beet Greens Show Past or Current Feeding, So Inspect Each Mine Before You Act

Black, Mushy Lantana After a Texas Freeze Is Not Necessarily Dead, So Wait Before You Cut

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

What a November Feeding Change Can and Cannot Do for a North Carolina Christmas Cactus

The Plants in Your California Yard That Quietly Invite Snakes Right Up to Your Doorstep

Agarita Along a Central Texas Fence Line Can Add Evergreen Cover for Birds

Leggy kale stems flopping over in your fall bed may steady with a little soil, but fertilizer should wait for a soil test

Swallow-Tailed Kites Leave Florida Every Fall, but These 7 Winter Raptors Patrol Your Yard Instead

Hornworm Feeding Clues on California Tomatoes You May Notice Before the Caterpillar