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

Peonies look like they vanish every fall, and that leaves many North Carolina gardeners wondering what to do with the leftover stems. The right move...

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 4, 2026

These 6 steps turn your geranium cuttings into a windowsill full of new plants for spring

Iguanas Strip Florida Gardens Bare, and These 7 Plants Are the Ones They Leave Alone

Alligator Lizards Under Your California Woodpile: Shelter, Slugs, and Safe Placement

Painted Buntings Arrive in Florida This Month, and These 7 Native Plants Keep Them Visiting Daily

From the Garden

Can Your California City Make You Cut Down a Healthy Tree Because Its Roots Cracked the Sidewalk?

These 7 Florida Natives Look Expensive and Keep Armadillos From Tearing Up Your Beds

Why That Lush Green Hedge Along Your California House Is Still Quietly Loaded With Fire Fuel

Why taproot damage can fork or stub fall carrots, and why close planting twists them

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

In Bloom

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

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

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

Gardener's Selection

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

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

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

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

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

The Potting Shed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

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

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

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

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