When to Leave a Box Turtle in Your North Carolina Garden and When a Short Move Is Okay
A turtle plodding through your hostas can make you want to step in and help. But for an eastern box turtle, the kindest move is…
By Jasmine Hughes · Oct 31, 2026
In the Garden
Missed the Big Fall Native Plant Sale? Here’s Where Florida Gardeners Still Shop
Aria Moore F · Oct 31
What Catnip Can and Can’t Do Against Texas Rats and Roaches This Winter
Ella Brown T · Oct 31
Plant These 7 Florida Natives Now and Your Yard Feeds Robins and Warblers All Winter
Aria Moore F · Oct 30
From the Garden
Why Orchid Buds Drop Before Opening: Is Watering to Blame?
You wait weeks for those little buds to swell, and then they shrivel and fall off before a single flower opens. Gardeners call this bud…
By Ethan Brooks · Oct 30
8 Florida Natives That Replace Your Boxwood Edging and Never Brown Out After a Cold Snap
By Aria Moore F · Oct 30
Why Your California Lime Tree Keeps Giving You a Handful of Fruit, and the One Change That Fixes It
By John Miller CA · Oct 30
Swap Your Florida Vinyl Fence Line for These 8 Native Shrubs That Never Warp in the Heat
By Aria Moore F · Oct 30
Skip the Annual Impatiens: These 8 Florida Natives Keep Shady Beds Blooming All Winter
By Aria Moore F · Oct 30
In Bloom
What's thriving right now.
Texas Bermuda Grass Fall Care: When to Fertilize, Mow, and Water Before Dormancy
By Ella Brown T
Your amaryllis bulb sits leafy and bloomless every December because it never got its fall rest, and here’s how to give it one now
By Ethan Brooks
Your fall lettuce bolts and turns bitter after a warm November spell, and shade cloth saves the rest of the bed
By Ethan Brooks
Can Your California Neighbor Make You Cut Back a Hedge That Sits Entirely on Your Side?
Plant of the Week
Potted Rosemary Gray and Brittle After a Cold Night? Check for Cold Injury
You step onto the porch after the first chilly night and your rosemary looks dull and feels crisp. It is a worrying sight, especially when...
By Ethan Brooks · Oct 30, 2026
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Field Notes
These Native Plants Hold North Carolina Slopes Together When Heavy Rain Starts Washing Your Yard Away
One hard summer storm or a soggy fall tropical system can carry a surprising amount of your yard straight down...
By Jasmine Hughes on Oct 30
How to Choose an Evergreen Privacy Screen in Central Texas: Yaupon Holly, Eastern Redcedar, and Arborvitae
A privacy screen has to look good and hold up through long Texas summers, so the plant you pick matters....
By Ella Brown T on Oct 30
Got a lawn full of fallen leaves? Mowing them into the grass feeds it better than raking
Those fallen leaves blanketing your yard do not have to end up at the curb. With a mower and a...
By Ethan Brooks on Oct 30
Pansies or Violas: The One That Actually Blooms Through a North Carolina Cold Snap
A January morning in Raleigh can dip into the teens, and by lunch your porch pots tell you which flowers...
By Jasmine Hughes on Oct 30
Gulf Muhly Brings Pink Clouds to Central Texas Yards in Fall, and Here’s How to Plant One
Drive through a Central Texas neighborhood in the fall and you may spot soft pink clouds floating above a clump...
By Ella Brown T on Oct 30
Brown, Crispy Hydrangea Leaves This Fall: What They Mean and When Watering Helps
Walk out to your yard in fall and your hydrangea may look like it gave up overnight. Crispy brown leaves...
By Ethan Brooks on Oct 30