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Owls Hunt Florida Yards for Free, and These 7 Native Trees Give Them a Place to Perch

Florida Gardening

Owls Hunt Florida Yards for Free, and These 7 Native Trees Give Them a Place to Perch

After dark, an owl may be watching your yard while you are watching TV. These quiet hunters eat rats, mice, and other small animals, and…

By Aria Moore F · Nov 2, 2026

Still no buds on your Christmas cactus? A cooler, darker spot this week brings holiday blooms

Ethan Brooks · Nov 2

How To Sow California Wildflower Seeds This Fall To Improve Your Odds Against Birds and Wind

John Miller CA · Nov 2

Florida Gardening

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

Aria Moore F · Nov 2

From the Garden

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

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

Small gray birds with white bellies are suddenly hopping around under your feeder, and you wonder why. They are dark-eyed juncos, and many North Carolina…

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 2

Florida Gardening

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

By Aria Moore F · Nov 2

Texas Gardening

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

By Ella Brown T · Nov 2

Florida Gardening

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

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

In Bloom

What's thriving right now.

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

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

By Ethan Brooks

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

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

By Ethan Brooks

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

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

By John Miller CA

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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

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

Plant of the Week

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

Plenty of gardeners have heard that carrots turn candy-sweet once frost hits them. The truth is a bit more tangled, and it matters if you...

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 2, 2026

The Potting Shed

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

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

Florida Gardening

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

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?

Field Notes

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

Leaves are turning, migrants are passing through, and many North Carolina yards are asking the same question: when do the...

By Jasmine Hughes on Nov 2

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

Texas Gardening

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

Tarantulas and scorpions both make Texas homeowners nervous, so it is natural to wonder if one keeps the other in...

By Ella Brown T on Nov 2

When Garlic Needs Straw Cover to Stop Freeze-Thaw Heaving

When Garlic Needs Straw Cover to Stop Freeze-Thaw Heaving

Picture a garlic bed after a hard freeze and a warm spell: a few cloves sit right on top of...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 2

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