In the Garden

These 8 Camellias Start Blooming First in North Carolina Yards and Stretch Your Winter Color for Months

These 8 Camellias Start Blooming First in North Carolina Yards and Stretch Your Winter Color for Months

Most North Carolina yards go quiet and brown once the first frost rolls through. The right camellias can change that, opening fresh pink, red, and…

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 4, 2026

Texas Gardening

Hang a Cedar Box Under Your Eaves Now and Screech Owls Will Hunt Mice Around Your Central Texas Home All Winter

Ella Brown T · Nov 4

Snow peas in Florida and Texas gardens may give crunchy pods by late winter where November timing fits

Ethan Brooks · Nov 4

Yellow leaves on your fall onion sets in November usually mean the bed is staying too wet, and raising it fixes the rot

Ethan Brooks · Nov 4

From the Garden

Growing notes from every corner of the plot.

Protecting Old-Wood Hydrangeas in North Carolina: A November Step That May Reduce Bud Loss

Protecting Old-Wood Hydrangeas in North Carolina: A November Step That May Reduce Bud Loss

By November, your hydrangeas look like bare sticks, but some of them are already holding next summer’s flowers. Those hidden buds can be lost to…

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 4

These California Seed Libraries Let You Take Home Native Wildflower Seeds Free Before Winter Rains

By John Miller CA · Nov 4

Texas Gardening

Why Fort Worth Botanic Garden Is Worth Planning a Late-Fall Texas Day Trip Around

By Ella Brown T · Nov 4

Leafy Fall Beets With Tiny Roots: Is Too Much Nitrogen the Cause?

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 4

When to Cut Back North Carolina Peonies: Type-Specific Late-Fall Care After Foliage Dies Back

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 4

In Bloom

What's thriving right now.

Why Your Texas Live Oak Is Suddenly Dropping Leaves in November, and When to Worry

Texas Gardening

Why Your Texas Live Oak Is Suddenly Dropping Leaves in November, and When to Worry

By Ella Brown T

Plastic can injure tender perennials if it touches foliage or overheats, so cover them the smart way before a freeze

Plastic can injure tender perennials if it touches foliage or overheats, so cover them the smart way before a freeze

By Ethan Brooks

Tall, Bitter Fall Lettuce in the South? Heat May Be One Clue, and Afternoon Shade May Help

Tall, Bitter Fall Lettuce in the South? Heat May Be One Clue, and Afternoon Shade May Help

By Ethan Brooks

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What North Carolina Homeowners Should Know Before Trimming a Neighbor’s Branches Over the Fence

What North Carolina Homeowners Should Know Before Trimming a Neighbor’s Branches Over the Fence

By Jasmine Hughes

Coontie as a Gradual Addition to a Well-Drained Shady Florida Bed

Florida Gardening

Coontie as a Gradual Addition to a Well-Drained Shady Florida Bed

By Aria Moore F

The Container Plants That Stay Gorgeous on a Sun-Baked Texas Concrete Patio

Texas Gardening

The Container Plants That Stay Gorgeous on a Sun-Baked Texas Concrete Patio

By Ella Brown T

Yellow Leaves and Leaf Drop on an Indoor Potted Hibiscus: What to Check and Adjust

Yellow Leaves and Leaf Drop on an Indoor Potted Hibiscus: What to Check and Adjust

By Ethan Brooks

Fall Pruning Can Remove Next Spring’s Blueberry Buds, So Check What You Cut and Follow Local Timing

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Fall Pruning Can Remove Next Spring’s Blueberry Buds, So Check What You Cut and Follow Local Timing

Those plump little buds on your blueberry branches are next year’s berries in waiting. A tidy-up trim in fall can snip some of them off...

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 4, 2026

The Potting Shed

These California Shrubs Screen Your Fence Line Fast Without Roots That Lift Concrete or Crack Walls

These California Shrubs Screen Your Fence Line Fast Without Roots That Lift Concrete or Crack Walls

Leeks you leave standing in the garden this winter stay sweet when you hill soil around the stems now

California Native Plant Societies Hold Fall Sales Where Rare Natives Cost Less Than Big-Box Nurseries

Cool Fall Nights May Slow Cucumbers, but Bitter Fruit Has Other Possible Causes

Cool Fall Nights May Slow Cucumbers, but Bitter Fruit Has Other Possible Causes

Is your amaryllis bulb sitting in a pot doing nothing? Here’s how to wake it up for Christmas blooms

Ragged Holes in Fall Lettuce: Caterpillars or Slugs? How to Tell Before You Treat

Gray or brittle rosemary and thyme indoors? How to check the plant, the room, and the pot

Gray or brittle rosemary and thyme indoors? How to check the plant, the room, and the pot

These 9 Native Shrubs Keep Birds Fed and Sheltered in Your North Carolina Yard All Winter

Texas Gardening

Agarita in Central Texas: Yellow Winter Blooms Now, Tart Red Berries Later

How to Lower the Risk of Leaf Drop When You Move a Potted Citrus Tree Indoors

How to Lower the Risk of Leaf Drop When You Move a Potted Citrus Tree Indoors

A Cut-Stump Method That Can Help Control Climbing Poison Ivy and Reduce Regrowth

Florida Gardening

Florida Bougainvillea Winter Color: Bract Loss, Freeze Injury, and Bloom Care

Leave the Brush Pile in Your Central Texas Yard and Box Turtles Will Spend the Winter Safely

Texas Gardening

Leave the Brush Pile in Your Central Texas Yard and Box Turtles Will Spend the Winter Safely

Florida Gardening

Skip the Crape Myrtle: These 8 Florida Natives Line Your Driveway and Fence With Less Work

Snipping your lemongrass to the ground before frost and potting one clump saves it for next spring

Field Notes

These Winter Birds Showing Up at Your Florida Feeder Prove Your Yard Is Built Right

Florida Gardening

These Winter Birds Showing Up at Your Florida Feeder Prove Your Yard Is Built Right

A busy feeder can tell you more about your yard than a perfect lawn ever will. Florida’s winter birds look...

By Aria Moore F on Nov 3

Western Toads Under California Pots May Eat Snails, But They Won’t Guard Your Winter Greens

Western Toads Under California Pots May Eat Snails, But They Won’t Guard Your Winter Greens

Fall cleanup in a California yard can turn up a surprise: a plump, bumpy toad tucked under a flowerpot. Many...

By John Miller CA on Nov 3

Cut Back Your Tropical Milkweed This Fall and Florida Monarchs Stay Healthier Through Winter

Florida Gardening

Cut Back Your Tropical Milkweed This Fall and Florida Monarchs Stay Healthier Through Winter

Tropical milkweed looks like a gift to monarchs, with its orange and yellow flowers and green leaves that keep going...

By Aria Moore F on Nov 3

Florida HOA Yard Rules Are Shifting, and These 8 Natives Keep Your Lawn Ahead of the Change

Florida Gardening

Florida HOA Yard Rules Are Shifting, and These 8 Natives Keep Your Lawn Ahead of the Change

A tidy Florida yard does not have to mean wall-to-wall grass. Florida law protects Florida-Friendly Landscaping, but that does not...

By Aria Moore F on Nov 3

Lacewings May Overwinter in Your California Garden, So Think Twice Before a Routine Fall Spray on Roses

Lacewings May Overwinter in Your California Garden, So Think Twice Before a Routine Fall Spray on Roses

A tiny, pale green insect with lacy wings may be sharing your rose bed this winter. Its young, called larvae,...

By John Miller CA on Nov 3

Brown, Crispy Peace Lily Tips: Could Your Water Be a Hidden Factor?

Brown, Crispy Peace Lily Tips: Could Your Water Be a Hidden Factor?

Brown, crispy tips on a peace lily can make a healthy plant look like it is struggling. Water is one...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 3