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Prune These 7 Plants in November and Your North Carolina Garden Wakes Up Ahead Next Spring

Prune These 7 Plants in November and Your North Carolina Garden Wakes Up Ahead Next Spring

November in North Carolina is a quiet month, but it is one of the smartest times to grab your pruners. Many plants have gone dormant…

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 1, 2026

Check Rosemary for Waterlogged Soil Before California’s Winter Rain

John Miller CA · Nov 1

Texas Gardening

Sheltered Spots Near Central Texas Homes Where Brown Recluses May Hide

Ella Brown T · Nov 1

Why a Potted Tomato Stalls in the Garage: Darkness, Cold, or Both?

Ethan Brooks · Nov 1

From the Garden

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Wild Coffee for Florida Shade: A Native Shrub Whose Red Fruit May Attract Birds

Florida Gardening

Wild Coffee for Florida Shade: A Native Shrub Whose Red Fruit May Attract Birds

Dark, dull corners under trees can make a Florida yard feel unfinished. Wild coffee, a native shrub with glossy leaves, was made for those shady…

By Aria Moore F · Nov 1

What To Do When Your Potted California Avocado Droops Every Afternoon Even After Watering

By John Miller CA · Nov 1

Your fig cuttings taken after the leaves drop root all winter in a bucket of damp sand

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 1

Drain your garden hose and sprinkler before freezing temperatures reach your yard

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 1

Hardy Cyclamen for North Carolina Shade: Fall Flowers and Winter Leaves Under the Trees

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 1

In Bloom

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How to Tell When Your California Oranges and Mandarins Are Ready to Pick

How to Tell When Your California Oranges and Mandarins Are Ready to Pick

By John Miller CA

Sweet Autumn Clematis: The Fragrant Fall Vine Texas Gardeners Can Try on a Fence or Pergola

Texas Gardening

Sweet Autumn Clematis: The Fragrant Fall Vine Texas Gardeners Can Try on a Fence or Pergola

By Ella Brown T

Moving your potted fig into the garage too early wakes it up, and the new growth freezes later

Moving your potted fig into the garage too early wakes it up, and the new growth freezes later

By Ethan Brooks

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These 7 Flowers Keep Blooming in North Carolina Backyards for 20 Years Without Replanting

These 7 Flowers Keep Blooming in North Carolina Backyards for 20 Years Without Replanting

By Jasmine Hughes

The Smells Quietly Pulling Coyotes Into Your Central Texas Yard Once Fall Arrives

Texas Gardening

The Smells Quietly Pulling Coyotes Into Your Central Texas Yard Once Fall Arrives

By Ella Brown T

Cold Exposure Can Stress Poinsettias on the Ride Home, So Sleeve Yours Before You Leave the Store

Cold Exposure Can Stress Poinsettias on the Ride Home, So Sleeve Yours Before You Leave the Store

By Ethan Brooks

Why Compost May Not Fix Soggy Clay in Some North Carolina Yards, and How to Assess the Site

Why Compost May Not Fix Soggy Clay in Some North Carolina Yards, and How to Assess the Site

By Jasmine Hughes

Where Central Texas Gardeners Load Up on Free Mulch Before the First Freeze Hits

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Texas Gardening

Where Central Texas Gardeners Load Up on Free Mulch Before the First Freeze Hits

When the first blue norther rolls across Central Texas, bare garden beds take the hit first. A thick layer of mulch can help keep roots...

By Ella Brown T · Nov 1, 2026

The Potting Shed

Hard frost turns your fall spinach to mush overnight unless you throw a sheet over the bed before dark

Hard frost turns your fall spinach to mush overnight unless you throw a sheet over the bed before dark

How to Turn a Snake Plant Offset Into a New Plant

One Soaking Fall Rain May Not Fully Relieve Drought Stress for North Carolina Trees and Shrubs

The Rose Tasks Texas Gardeners Finish in November to Protect Next Spring’s Blooms

Texas Gardening

The Rose Tasks Texas Gardeners Finish in November to Protect Next Spring’s Blooms

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

Florida Gardening

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

Florida Gardening

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?

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

Florida Gardening

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

Florida Gardening

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

Texas Gardening

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

Florida Gardening

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

Field Notes

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

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

Picture a fig tree in January, bare and quiet, with next summer’s earliest fruit already tucked into its branches. A...

By Ethan Brooks on Oct 31

Hellebores Bring Winter Color to North Carolina Shade Gardens

Hellebores Bring Winter Color to North Carolina Shade Gardens

A shaded bed can look pretty empty once the leaves drop and the cold settles in. Hellebores are a tough...

By Jasmine Hughes on Oct 31

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

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

A forecast low can turn a happy new avocado tree into a worry before bedtime. Young avocado leaves and shoots...

By John Miller CA on Oct 31

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

Texas Gardening

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

Picture a silvery shrub that stays leafy all year and sometimes covers itself in purple flowers. That plant is cenizo,...

By Ella Brown T on Oct 31

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

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

Those peppers hanging heavy on your plants took months to grow, so a chilly forecast can make your stomach drop....

By Ethan Brooks on Oct 31

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

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...

By Ethan Brooks on Oct 31