How you prepare your garden for winter this fall plays a huge roll in how your garden will perform and produce next year. All too often, the vegetable garden plot become an afterthought as autumn settles in. Once plants begin to lose their vigor, and production slows or stops all together, many gardeners simply let …
Growing ornamental cabbage is a great way to bring unique color to your Autumn landscape. Not only are they perfect for brightening up containers, pots, but flowerbeds too! These annual plants truly are the perfect choice for adding late season color and foliage. Not only can the cabbages flourish in the cool fall temperatures, they …
With a simple cold frame, you can extend your growing season well into late fall. And, as an added bonus, begin growing crops earlier in the spring as well. In fact, depending on where you live, you might just be able to grow fresh vegetables all winter long. But perhaps best of all, it doesn’t …
Can ornamental grasses be cut back in the fall? Or, should they be cut back in the spring? That seems to be the question homeowners ask each year as their grasses begin to die off as the chill of late autumn arrives. After all, fall is the perfect time to cut back and divide most …