Mulch adds protection to the roots of plants from fluctuating temperatures, suppresses weeds, and prevents moisture ...

Growing a fall vegetable garden is a great way to enjoy ... The frost dates for my zone 5 garden in Eastern Iowa are October ...

The arrival of cool, crisp weather means it's time to bring a fall touch to your garden. Summer will be missed, but see this ...

After you put them in the ground, you can leave them alone and they’ll bloom until fall ... in zones 8 through 11; it’s evergreen, too, so it will provide year-round interest in your garden.

Avoid using a fertilizer high in nitrogen, which can trigger fresh green growth. (Something you want to avoid heading into ...

The gardening season does not have to end with the first frost. Follow these guidelines to establish your winter garden and ...

To keep your garden interesting ... grows to 5 feet tall in USDA zones 3 through 8, with clusters of 2- to 3-inch blooms in warm autumn colors from summer into fall. Although the plants sound ...

Here are important gardening tasks for October ... deadhead roses to keep them blooming until the first frost. In the fall, vegetables mature as the days get shorter and cooler and tend to ...

There are several good reasons to tend a vegetable garden in the fall months, including the fact that it tends to require less work and less sweat. I’d much prefer to put on a sweatshirt to ...

As the days grow shorter and colder, does your flower garden lose its vibrancy? Succession planting is a technique used by ...

Our rainfall this year might look "normal" on paper, but it was functionally dry much of the time -- enough to make it a ...

The flies were found in and around the cities Santa Ana and Garden Grove, prompting officials to block off an 87-square mile ...