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Gardening Tips

Rosemary Cuttings Snipped Before the First Frost Root on a Sunny Windowsill and Give You New Plants by Spring

Overwintering Peppers Indoors May Give You a Head Start on Next Summer’s Harvest, and Here’s How to Do It

Your Hostas Look Tired and Tattered Right Now, but These Fall Moves Bring Them Back Bigger Next Spring

Fig Cuttings From Dormant Wood Can Root, Giving You New Trees to Grow On

Clematis Pruning by Group: What to Do This Fall and When to Cut Back

Mulching Fall Garlic and Onions in the South: Match Protection to Your Crop and Local Winters

What Yellow Fig Leaves Are Telling You Before Winter

Limp Christmas Cactus in October? Check the Soil Moisture First, Then the Roots if Needed

Your Garden Isn’t Done Yet: These 5 Flowers Go in the Ground This October for a Spectacular Spring Show

Mulching Fall Carrots and Protecting Spinach Through Southern Cold Snaps

Before You Bring Your Potted Plants Inside for Winter, Check for These Hitchhiking Pests First

Should You Top Brussels Sprouts? How to Judge Loose Sprouts in Southern Gardens

When to Plant Garlic in the South: Is Late October Right for Your Garden?

If Hummingbirds Still Visit Your Feeder This Fall, Ants and Wasps Are What Drive Them Away

Before the First Frost Hits, Pull Your Green Tomatoes This Way So They Ripen Red on the Counter

Green Peppers Before Frost: Helping Them Ripen When Conditions Allow and Knowing When to Harvest

Snake Signs Around Your Yard This Fall, and What They Can Tell You

Why Indoor Rosemary Turns Brown and Crispy in Winter: Check the Roots, Light, and Air

Maypop: A Native North Carolina Vine to Consider for Your Fence

Fall Soil Prep May Shift Your Hydrangea Color, but Only in Certain Types

Squirrels and Chipmunks Digging Up Your Fall Bulbs Turn Away From These 16 Smells

What the Wasps Building Nests Around Your North Carolina Porch This Summer Are Really Telling You

Stink Bugs Keep Finding the Same Gaps Into Your House Every Fall, and Sealing These Spots Shuts Them Out

Why Your Leafy Hydrangeas Stopped Blooming: Fertilizer, Shade, Water, and Other Checks

These North Carolina Perennials Establish So Deep You Plant Them Once and Never Replace Them

Your Clematis Climbed the Whole Trellis but Barely Bloomed, and These Common Mistakes Are Usually Why

Tomato Leaf Curl Is a Clue Worth Checking, Not a Reliable Warning

Your Snake Plant Is Tough, but These 6 Everyday Habits Quietly Rot It From the Roots

Fresh Mole Ridges Across Your Yard This Fall Disappear With These 12 Things From Your Pantry

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs Already Indoors This Fall? Build This Easy Soapy-Water Trap Tonight

Yellow, Stunted Cucumbers in Heavy Clay? Why Your Bed’s Soil Is Worth Investigating This Fall

Fall Changes Can Encourage Your Christmas Cactus to Form Buds Before the Holidays

Native North Carolina Ground Covers That Beat Pine Straw at Smothering Weeds Under Trees

Lavender Winter Losses: Why Drainage and Excess Moisture Matter Most

Why Your Hydrangea May Keep Wilting After You Water It

How to Stop Moles From Wrecking Your North Carolina Lawn Before the Damage Adds Up

Your Hostas Come Back Fuller and Slug-Free When You Use These 12 Simple Care Tricks

Why North Carolina Gardeners Get Moles This Time of Year and How to Actually Stop Them

Your Cannas Come Back Bigger and Bolder Next Summer When You Do These Fall Jobs Before Frost

Sparse, Leggy ZZ Plant? How to Support Healthy Growth and Build a Fuller Pot

The One Thing North Carolina Fig Trees Need Now or Rust Spreads to Every Leaf by Fall

Why Your Southern Lawn May Still Be Brown in October: How to Tell If It’s Dormant or Damaged

Your Hydrangeas Look Finished for the Year, but What You Do Before Frost Shapes Next Summer’s Blooms

Could Summersweet Be the Native Flowering Shrub Your North Carolina Yard Needs?

Brown Peace Lily Tips? Check the Soil Moisture Before You Water

Clematis Full of Leaves but Few Flowers? Possible Causes to Check This Fall

Peony Fall Cleanup: A Sanitation Step, Not a Bloom Guarantee

Your Geraniums May Have Another Season in Them, and Here’s How to Carry Them Through Winter

Moles Hate These Smells, and Putting Them in the Right Tunnels Clears Your Lawn Before Winter

Topping Indeterminate Tomato Plants Late in the Season: A Conditional Way to Limit New Growth