In the Garden

Wild Coffee Is a Shade-Loving Florida Shrub With Red, Bird-Attracting Fruit and Few Pest Worries

Florida Gardening

Wild Coffee Is a Shade-Loving Florida Shrub With Red, Bird-Attracting Fruit and Few Pest Worries

Deep shade is a tough spot for most Florida yards, but one native shrub handles it with glossy green leaves and bright red fruit. Wild…

By Aria Moore F · Nov 14, 2026

Keep Your California Bunchgrass Clumps Where Possible: They May Be Potential Bumble Bee Nesting Habitat

John Miller CA · Nov 14

These 7 Smells Send Deer Away From North Carolina Gardens This Winter, and 3 Invite Them Right Back

Jasmine Hughes · Nov 14

Florida Gardening

Boxwood Hedges Burn Out in Florida Sun, and These 7 Native Shrubs Hold Their Shape All Year

Aria Moore F · Nov 14

From the Garden

Growing notes from every corner of the plot.

Overwinter a Potted Bay Laurel in Central Texas, and Keep Roach Control Realistic

Texas Gardening

Overwinter a Potted Bay Laurel in Central Texas, and Keep Roach Control Realistic

A pot of sweet bay on the patio looks great in September, but a Central Texas freeze can end its season fast. Moving it inside…

By Ella Brown T · Nov 14

Florida Gardening

Before You Cut That Neighbor’s Oak Limb Hanging Over Your Florida Yard, Know What the Law Allows

By Aria Moore F · Nov 14

Yellow Spinach Leaves With Fuzzy Gray Undersides May Indicate Downy Mildew in Texas and Florida Fall Beds

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 14

Bitten by a Copperhead While Cleaning Up Leaves in Your North Carolina Yard? Do This First

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 14

A Western Toad Under Your California Pot: Welcome Visitor, Not a Seedling Guard

By John Miller CA · Nov 14

In Bloom

What's thriving right now.

Plant American Beautyberry Along Your Central Texas Fence This Winter and Mockingbirds Will Guard It Every Fall

Texas Gardening

Plant American Beautyberry Along Your Central Texas Fence This Winter and Mockingbirds Will Guard It Every Fall

By Ella Brown T

How to Get a Better Brussels Sprout Harvest in the South

How to Get a Better Brussels Sprout Harvest in the South

By Ethan Brooks

Bigger Onion Sets Can Raise Bolting Risk, and Texas and Florida Plant at Different Times

Bigger Onion Sets Can Raise Bolting Risk, and Texas and Florida Plant at Different Times

By Ethan Brooks

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Scrub-Jays Burying Acorns in Your California Yard Can Help Spread Oaks

Scrub-Jays Burying Acorns in Your California Yard Can Help Spread Oaks

By John Miller CA

Stink bugs crawling into your house this fall are using your garden as a launch pad, and a simple tray trap catches them first

Stink bugs crawling into your house this fall are using your garden as a launch pad, and a simple tray trap catches them first

By Ethan Brooks

Opossums may eat slugs, but ticks and yard cleanup are a different story

Opossums may eat slugs, but ticks and yard cleanup are a different story

By Ethan Brooks

When to Prune Lantana in North Carolina and Why to Wait Until Spring

When to Prune Lantana in North Carolina and Why to Wait Until Spring

By Jasmine Hughes

Your Texas Rosemary Needs These November Chores Before the First Freeze Hits

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Texas Gardening

Your Texas Rosemary Needs These November Chores Before the First Freeze Hits

Rosemary shrugs off triple-digit Texas summers, but a hard November freeze can turn a lush bush into brown sticks overnight. The good news is that...

By Ella Brown T · Nov 14, 2026

The Potting Shed

Runners but no flowers on fall strawberries in Texas or Florida: what it means and when to trim

Runners but no flowers on fall strawberries in Texas or Florida: what it means and when to trim

Eastern Box Turtles May Be Sheltering in Your North Carolina Yard, and Fall Cleanup Could Disturb Them

Florida Gardening

10 Flowers Florida Gardeners Plant in November for a Yard That Peaks in January

The Fall Chores That Protect Your Central Texas Live Oak and the One That Puts It at Risk

Texas Gardening

The Fall Chores That Protect Your Central Texas Live Oak and the One That Puts It at Risk

Why your fall Texas or Florida eggplant flowers keep falling off, and how cool nights may play a part

Got fall potatoes in a Texas or Florida bed? Check soil cover and hill if tubers are exposed

Western Fence Lizards on Your California Rock Wall: What Their Blood Does to Lyme Bacteria in Ticks

Western Fence Lizards on Your California Rock Wall: What Their Blood Does to Lyme Bacteria in Ticks

Meyer lemon dropping tiny fruit in winter? Check these conditions before you fertilize

These California Natives Replace Your Thirsty Front-Yard Lawn Edges and Settle In Before Winter Rains

If your fall tomatoes are still green on the vine, here’s how to ripen many of them indoors before frost

If your fall tomatoes are still green on the vine, here’s how to ripen many of them indoors before frost

Why Celery Turns Stringy or Hollow in Texas and Florida Fall Beds and How to Grow Crisper Stalks

Is your Christmas cactus dropping buds right before they open? Cold drafts near the window are usually why

Fall cleanup may cut squash bug shelter and lower zucchini trouble next summer

Fall cleanup may cut squash bug shelter and lower zucchini trouble next summer

North Carolina’s Most Colorful Maple Groves Still Worth the Drive Before the Leaves Drop

Texas Gardening

How Texas Gardeners Can Make a Winter Refuge for Fireflies

Field Notes

White, powdery patches on fall cucumber leaves may signal powdery mildew, and mild weather can favor it

White, powdery patches on fall cucumber leaves may signal powdery mildew, and mild weather can favor it

A cucumber vine that was green last week can suddenly look dusted with flour. In Texas and Florida fall beds,...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 14

Is Late November Still a Good Time to Plant Spring Bulbs in North Carolina?

Is Late November Still a Good Time to Plant Spring Bulbs in North Carolina?

You found a bag of tulip and daffodil bulbs in the garage, and the calendar says late November. Is the...

By Jasmine Hughes on Nov 14

Common Nonnative Lantana in Florida: Why UF/IFAS Does Not Recommend Planting It

Florida Gardening

Common Nonnative Lantana in Florida: Why UF/IFAS Does Not Recommend Planting It

Lantana is a Florida favorite, with clusters of orange, pink, and yellow flowers that butterflies love. But the common, nonnative...

By Aria Moore F on Nov 14

Are Fallen Pecans Yours to Keep in Texas?

Texas Gardening

Are Fallen Pecans Yours to Keep in Texas?

Every fall, pecans rain down along Texas fence lines, and some of them land in the wrong yard. Whose nuts...

By Ella Brown T on Nov 14

Rhizoma Perennial Peanut: A Possible Lower-Irrigation Lawn Alternative for Florida Yards

Florida Gardening

Rhizoma Perennial Peanut: A Possible Lower-Irrigation Lawn Alternative for Florida Yards

Few sights frustrate a Florida homeowner like a lawn turning crispy and tan when the rain stops and watering days...

By Aria Moore F on Nov 13

Why your fall bok choy shoots up flower stalks in Texas and Florida beds, and how to keep picking leaves

Why your fall bok choy shoots up flower stalks in Texas and Florida beds, and how to keep picking leaves

You walk out to your fall bed and find a tall green stalk rising from the middle of a bok...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 13