Complete Gardening

Plant of the Week

Water your Christmas cactus by the mix in November to help protect the buds it already has

Many gardeners hear that November watering decides whether a Christmas cactus will be loaded with blooms by the holidays. The truth is a little less...

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 31, 2026

Never plant these 12 neighbors next to next year’s tomatoes, or your harvest comes up nearly empty

Hummingbirds Spend the Winter in Florida, and These 7 Native Plants Keep Them Feeding Until Spring

Florida-Friendly Landscaping in an HOA: What the Law Protects and How to Ask

Can a banana peel really make potted peppers flower and fruit more?

From the Garden

How Leaving Some Seed Heads Standing May Offer Lesser Goldfinches Winter Food in Your California Yard

Why No-See-Ums Swarm Your Florida Patio While the Yard Next Door Stays Bite-Free

Curled Citrus Leaves in a California Fall: Check the Soil and Weather Before You Water

Those Christmas Cactus Pieces That Snap Off Are a Free New Plant for Your North Carolina Windowsill

Your Florida Tomatoes Go in the Ground Now, and These 7 Varieties Handle Fall Heat Best

In Bloom

Texas Bigtooth Maple: A Hill Country Fall Color Standout for Texas Yards

8 Florida Natives That Fill Bare Patches Under Your Oak Trees Where Grass Gave Up

Winter injury can kill older fig wood and reduce brebas on cultivars that produce them

Gardener's Selection

Hellebores Bring Winter Color to North Carolina Shade Gardens

How To Protect a Young California Avocado Tree and Reduce Cold Damage on Its First Frosty Nights

Cenizo Texas Sage: A Silvery Native Shrub That May Bring Purple Blooms This Fall

Your fall pepper plants are loaded with green fruit, and a cold night turns them soft unless you pick now

Water your Christmas cactus by the mix in November to help protect the buds it already has

The Potting Shed

Rosemary for a California Patio: What It Can and Can’t Do About Pests

Harvesting Green Tomatoes Before Frost Gives Mature Fruit a Chance to Ripen Indoors

Fall-planted spinach and lettuce seedlings vanish overnight when slugs move in after cool rains, so set these traps now

Starting Suitable North Carolina Shrubs From Dormant Hardwood Cuttings

What Feral Hogs Tearing Up Your Central Texas Yard Overnight Are Really Hunting For

If your beets have leafy tops and tiny roots this fall, late thinning may help if they’re crowded

Trying the Mason Jar Method to Root Fall Rose Cuttings in North Carolina

Tired of Mowing St. Augustine All Winter? These 7 Florida Natives Stay Green Without It

The Winter Bird That Shows Up in the Texas Panhandle and Almost Nowhere Else in the State

A coyote in your backyard this fall means doing these 9 things before you ever turn and run

If your fig tree still has hard green fruit on it now, pinch the tips and next year’s crop comes in earlier

Lavender Is Gorgeous and Fragrant, but Is It Really a Rat Deterrent for Your Yard?

Why your fall-planted onion sets bolt and send up flower stalks before they ever bulb

Rake Smart Under Your California Oaks: Some Bumblebee Queens Overwinter in Leaf Litter

Your potted aloe turns mushy and brown at the base indoors this winter because the pot never drains

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

Fall peas flowering without pods? Check for frost, heat, water stress, and a row cover

Is your potted lavender sitting in soggy mix this winter? Check the pot’s drainage first

These 12 Common Houseplants Hide Toxic Sap That Sickens Curious Cats, Dogs and Toddlers

How North Carolina Mums Get a Better Chance of Returning Next Fall

Turk’s Cap Can Give Passing Hummingbirds Another Place to Feed in Central Texas

Potted peppers you bring indoors before frost may survive winter, and some might even fruit