When it comes to fall lilac care – what you do in the autumn months before winter arrives can make a huge difference in just how well your bushes bloom next year – or whether they even bloom at all! Lilacs are one of the most common bushes in the home landscape. Not only do …
Did you know that how you prepare your blackberry and raspberry plants for winter this fall can play a big role in just how productive they are next summer? Blackberries and raspberries are both members of the bramble family. Once they become established, they can live for multiple years, providing home growers with massive amounts …
Looking for a few fall care tips, tricks and secrets for how to best prepare your rose bushes for the upcoming winter? One thing is for sure – fall is an extremely important time for all varieties of roses. Whether it be hybrid tea roses, floribunda, climbing, or even shrub roses – not only will …
Did you know that how and when you water the mums you having growing in pots and containers can play a big role in just how long their blooms will last? In fact – probably more than you could ever imagine! As fall arrives in full force, so do all of the gorgeous flowering mums …
Looking for a few effective ways to stop stink bugs from getting inside your house this fall? One thing is for sure – if you are tired of having stink bugs “come out of the woodwork” inside your home in the winter and early spring – fall is the time to take action! As autumn …
If you are looking for a great way to add a unique flair to your flowering fall display this year, try growing ornamental kale, the incredibly beautiful annual that not only can survive cooler weather, it actually thrives in it! There’s nothing like a little fall foliage and flowering plants to help transition from the …
Looking to get more bang for your buck this fall and keep your mums blooming longer, stronger, brighter and better? And even more, maybe even save them over the winter to grow again next year? One thing is for sure, mums (or chrysanthemums as they are officially called), are getting more expensive with each passing …
Looking for a few low maintenance, easy care, fall blooming perennials to add big color to your autumn landscape this year and beyond? As the days grow shorter and summer begins to slowly come to an end, many of the early season flowering perennials and annuals that brought so much color and interest to flowerbeds …
Looking for a way to save those beautiful potted asters you purchased this fall to decorate your home and landscape? Asters are becoming more and more popular for Autumn decorating with each passing year. With deep green foliage and radiating blooms in a wide array of bright colors, their fall blooming cycles add big late …
If you are looking for the best cover crop for your raised beds this fall, look no further than growing oats! Not only are they easy to sow and grow, they are also an incredibly low cost way to help protect and re-energize your soil. One of the most difficult tasks for raised bed gardeners …