Crops for a Fall Vegetable and Herb Garden

A fall garden gives you another opportunity to grow vegetables and herbs for your family, extending food production several more months, even year-round in warm climates. 

Fall is a Great Time to Plant

For gardeners in many parts of the country, fall is a great time to plant just about anything. Except in the coldest regions, fall can provide most perennials, shrubs and trees with enough time to become established in their new home before experiencing extreme heat, cold or drought.

Adding Camellias to Your Landscape

What’s not to like about Camellias? They're green all year, flower for a long time when flowers are hard to find in the landscape, have a wide range of blossom types and colors, and according to many, are reasonably deer resistant.

Choosing Tough Perennials for Your Garden

From a gardener's perspective, one important advantage of a perennial plant is that it typically lives for 2 years or more, even though it may die back during the winter months. 

How to Make a Succulent-Topped Pumpkin

Nectar Plants for Migrating Pollinators

This time of year, around September, threats facing migratory wildlife are more on our minds. The flyway corridors that migratory pollinators use have been diminished and fragmented by development, pesticides and exotic (non-native) plant invasion. 

Succulent Arrangements

Once you have a little knowledge, the world of container-growing succulents will open up to you. Succulents are so eye-catching because they come in such a variety of colors, shapes and textures from which you can make striking combinations.

Top 12 Deer Resistant Flower Bulbs

Creating a beautiful garden when deer live in your neighborhood can be a daunting task. Ways of deterring deer vary from temporary and permanent physical barriers, to motion activated devices, repellants, and even to attracting deer to an alternate area.