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Rats Hate These 9 Fragrant Plants That Make Your Florida Garden Smell Amazing This November

Florida Gardening

Rats Hate These 9 Fragrant Plants That Make Your Florida Garden Smell Amazing This November

A brush against a mint leaf can make a November patio smell fresh in seconds. Florida’s cooler fall weather gives many fragrant herbs a welcome…

By Aria Moore F · Nov 2, 2026

What It Really Means When Dark-Eyed Juncos Start Hopping Under Your North Carolina Feeder This Month

Jasmine Hughes · Nov 2

Florida Gardening

Your Florida Plumeria Is Heading Into Winter Rest, and Here’s What to Do Before It Sleeps

Aria Moore F · Nov 2

Texas Gardening

How to Manage Mulch-Bed Edges to Reduce Rat and Tick Habitat in Central Texas

Ella Brown T · Nov 2

From the Garden

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Your Florida Desert Rose May Be Slowing Down for Winter, and Here’s What It Needs This November

Florida Gardening

Your Florida Desert Rose May Be Slowing Down for Winter, and Here’s What It Needs This November

Your desert rose was full of leaves and pink blooms a few weeks ago, and now it looks thinner and slower. That change can be…

By Aria Moore F · Nov 2

Growing your own fig tree is easier than you think, and getting these few basics right does most of the work

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 2

If your kale leaves are riddled with tiny holes this November, cabbage worms are still feeding underneath

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 2

Pruning last year’s fig branches can reduce your breba crop, whatever the season

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 2

Before You Rip Out That Boxwood Hedge, Try These California Natives That Stay Green on Half the Water

By John Miller CA · Nov 2

In Bloom

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Your Christmas cactus blooms right on time for the holidays when you give it these 8 conditions starting this week

Your Christmas cactus blooms right on time for the holidays when you give it these 8 conditions starting this week

By Ethan Brooks

Could a Red-Tailed Hawk Be Hunting Gophers in Your California Yard This Winter?

Could a Red-Tailed Hawk Be Hunting Gophers in Your California Yard This Winter?

By John Miller CA

Why Your Potted Meyer Lemon Drops Tiny Fruit When the Heater Starts: Clues to Check

Why Your Potted Meyer Lemon Drops Tiny Fruit When the Heater Starts: Clues to Check

By Ethan Brooks

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Garden Spiders Strung Across Your California Yard This Fall Are Catching the Pests Chewing Your Winter Greens

Garden Spiders Strung Across Your California Yard This Fall Are Catching the Pests Chewing Your Winter Greens

By John Miller CA

Carrots left in the ground under a thick leaf blanket taste sweeter after every frost, so stop rushing to dig them

Carrots left in the ground under a thick leaf blanket taste sweeter after every frost, so stop rushing to dig them

By Ethan Brooks

Deer start stripping your shrubs and fall greens in November, and a few strong scents near the beds send them elsewhere

Deer start stripping your shrubs and fall greens in November, and a few strong scents near the beds send them elsewhere

By Ethan Brooks

Blue Mistflower: A North Carolina Native That Brings Blue-Violet Color to Late-Season Beds

Blue Mistflower: A North Carolina Native That Brings Blue-Violet Color to Late-Season Beds

By Jasmine Hughes

Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnakes in Florida Yards: How to Spot Them and Garden Safely

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Florida Gardening

Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnakes in Florida Yards: How to Spot Them and Garden Safely

A snake that fits in your gloved hand can still deliver a venom bite. The dusky pygmy rattlesnake is Florida’s smallest rattlesnake, and its tiny...

By Aria Moore F · Nov 2, 2026

The Potting Shed

These California Vines Cover Your Fence in Green Without Cracking Wood or Pulling Off Stucco

These California Vines Cover Your Fence in Green Without Cracking Wood or Pulling Off Stucco

Texas Gardening

Pecan Weevil in Central Texas: How Some Pecans Get Damaged From the Inside

These 7 November lawn habits quietly leave your grass thin and patchy come spring

Peace lilies brought in from the porch droop every afternoon indoors because the pot stays cold and wet

Peace lilies brought in from the porch droop every afternoon indoors because the pot stays cold and wet

Why North Carolina Gardeners Who Lime Their Clay Now Get Greener Lawns and Gardens by Spring

Creeping Snowberry: The California Native Groundcover With Branches That Can Root as They Spread

Texas Vines That May Regrow After Cutting: Identify First, Then Choose a Control Plan

Texas Gardening

Texas Vines That May Regrow After Cutting: Identify First, Then Choose a Control Plan

Daily checks and the right care may help your potted mum look good longer into the holiday season

The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Do This Fall to Revive a Struggling Clematis by Spring

Fall Strawberry Runners: When to Cut Them and When to Keep Them

Fall Strawberry Runners: When to Cut Them and When to Keep Them

Texas Gardening

Frostweed: A Shade-Loving Texas Native That Flowers as Fall Arrives

Why Stored Garlic and Onions Sprout or Soften: Is Your Warm Counter a Factor?

When North Carolina Gardeners Should Really Fill the Bird Feeders for Winter, and Why Early Matters

When North Carolina Gardeners Should Really Fill the Bird Feeders for Winter, and Why Early Matters

Texas Gardening

Could Tarantulas Prey on Scorpions? What One Mexico Study Means for Central Texas Yards

When Garlic Needs Straw Cover to Stop Freeze-Thaw Heaving

Field Notes

Crimson Clover as a Winter Cover Crop for Southern Vegetable Beds

Crimson Clover as a Winter Cover Crop for Southern Vegetable Beds

An empty garden bed in winter can turn into a patch of weeds before you know it. Crimson clover is...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 2

Forsythia Suits Dormant Hardwood Cuttings in North Carolina, but Timing and Care Shape Success

Forsythia Suits Dormant Hardwood Cuttings in North Carolina, but Timing and Care Shape Success

A few bare forsythia stems can turn into new shrubs without a trip to the garden center. That is why...

By Jasmine Hughes on Nov 2

This Texas Border Plant Keeps Squirrels Out of Your Central Texas Beds All Fall and Winter

Texas Gardening

This Texas Border Plant Keeps Squirrels Out of Your Central Texas Beds All Fall and Winter

Plant a fall bulb bed in Central Texas, and a squirrel may start digging before the soil settles. Daffodils get...

By Ella Brown T on Nov 2

Leaving your tomato cages and stakes out all winter carries blight spores straight into next year’s plants, so scrub them now

Leaving your tomato cages and stakes out all winter carries blight spores straight into next year’s plants, so scrub them now

Those rusty tomato cages leaning against the fence held a whole summer of leaves, vines, and soil splashes. If your...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 2

Butterflies Keep Flying Through Florida Winters, and These 7 Native Plants Keep Them Fed

Florida Gardening

Butterflies Keep Flying Through Florida Winters, and These 7 Native Plants Keep Them Fed

A sunny January afternoon can bring butterflies back into a Florida yard, even when the calendar says winter. Those flying...

By Aria Moore F on Nov 2

Cold Snaps Are Coming, and These 7 Florida Natives Shrug Off Frost While Tropicals Turn to Mush

Florida Gardening

Cold Snaps Are Coming, and These 7 Florida Natives Shrug Off Frost While Tropicals Turn to Mush

One frosty morning can turn a lush Florida yard into a patchwork of brown leaves. The right native plants can...

By Aria Moore F on Nov 1