Brown, Crispy Peace Lily Tips: Could Your Water Be a Hidden Factor?
Brown, crispy tips on a peace lily can make a healthy plant look like it is struggling. Water is one of the first things many…
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 3, 2026
In the Garden
Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses: The Cold-Season Scrape Method Recommended for North Carolina Quarantined Areas
Jasmine Hughes · Nov 3
Possumhaw Holly in Central Texas: A Native Shrub That May Bring Red or Orange Winter Berries
Ella Brown T · Nov 3
Should You Prune Geraniums Before Bringing Them Inside? What the Extension Guides Say
Ethan Brooks · Nov 3
From the Garden
Mature cabbage heads can split when heavy rain follows a dry spell
A cabbage head that looked perfect on Monday can be cracked open by Friday. It often happens when a dry stretch is followed by a…
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 3
Do This For Your California Gardenias Before Winter Rains Hit Or Next Spring’s Blooms Pay the Price
By John Miller CA · Nov 3
Why your potted geraniums stretch leggy and flower less once they come indoors for winter
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 3
Meyer Lemon Leaf Drop After Moving Indoors in North Carolina: Ways to Reduce Stress
By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 3
Coralberry Under Central Texas Trees: A Possible Winter Berry Source for Birds, If Your Site Fits
By Ella Brown T · Nov 3
In Bloom
What's thriving right now.
Skip Burning Bush in Your North Carolina Yard and Plant This Native That Turns Brighter Red Every Fall
Firebush Gives Florida Yards Months of Fiery Orange Blooms
By Aria Moore F
These California Wildflowers Bloom Right in Heavy Clay Soil, No Bags of Amendments Needed
How to Protect Your Texas Citrus Tree and Reduce Freeze Risk Before a Hard Freeze
By Ella Brown T
Plant of the Week
Hard frost is coming, so dig your sweet potatoes this week or the tubers rot in the ground
Sweet potatoes grow out of sight, so it is hard to know when cold weather starts to matter. Frost can wipe out the vines overnight,...
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 3, 2026
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Field Notes
Still no buds on your Christmas cactus? A cooler, darker spot this week brings holiday blooms
You bought a holiday cactus, kept it alive all year, and now the stems are bare of buds while the...
By Ethan Brooks on Nov 2
How To Sow California Wildflower Seeds This Fall To Improve Your Odds Against Birds and Wind
A handful of wildflower seed can turn a bare corner into a spring show, but only if the seed stays...
By John Miller CA on Nov 2
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...
By Aria Moore F on Nov 2
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...
By Jasmine Hughes on Nov 2
Your Florida Plumeria Is Heading Into Winter Rest, and Here’s What to Do Before It Sleeps
Many Florida plumerias slow down in winter, and some drop most of their leaves. That bare look can feel alarming...
By Aria Moore F on Nov 2
How to Manage Mulch-Bed Edges to Reduce Rat and Tick Habitat in Central Texas
Fall cleanup is the perfect time to look at what is really going on at the edges of your garden...
By Ella Brown T on Nov 2