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Enjoy a collection of gardening tips!

5 Must-Have Vegetables To Plant In Fall/Autumn

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As the weather begins to cool and signal the end of summer it does not mean that garden season has to end. There are several fall/autumn vegetables that can still be planted. Depending on what part of the world you live in, but they will produce a late fall crop or be ready to harvest in early spring.
Planting certain crops in early fall in mild climates will enable you to harvest fresh produce throughout most of the winter. Cabbage, kale, broccoli, and other cruciferous vegetables grow well in cool weather and so do these 5 vegetables.

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How to Create a Colorful and Eye-Opening Fall/Autumn Garden

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A fall garden can be just a lovely and filled with color as a spring or summer garden, you just have to some advanced planning and planting to get the fall color you want.
Many plants that bloom in the fall to provide floral and foliage color, plus berries, bark, and other focal points that provide color and interest. Berry-producing plants in the fall garden will provide food for wildlife also.
Use these tips for creating a colorful and eye-opening fall garden to extend the outdoor color season and wildlife visitors.

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Why don’t the leaves of my maple tree turn red?

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Fall (Autumn) provides a welcomed relief from the heat of summer with cooler days and nights, plus autumn gives us something no other season does- a change in tree foliage colors. Many people plant a maple tree with hopes of watching it turn red in autumn. It’s very disappointing when the leaves don’t turn red.
Most of the time it is not your fault if the leaves of your maple tree don’t turn red. The foliage color in autumn, or lack thereof, is at the mercy of the weather.

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How to Grow Calendula and What it can be Used For

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Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is an attractive perennial flower that offers several benefits besides adding beauty to the landscape. This flower is edible and contains healing properties that are good for the skin. So how can you grow Calendula?

Use these tips for growing calendula in your home garden so you will always have some on hand to look at, eat, and treat minor skin irritations.

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How to Grow Helenium for Your Autumn/Fall Garden

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This beautiful autumn flower has an unusually common name, Helenium is better known as ‘sneezeweed’ because the dried leaves were used to make snuff, a powdery tobacco product. This plant can be an annual or perennial, depending on the variety planted. So if you’re wondering how to grow Helenium for your Fall garden then keep reading!

Helenium is in the daisy family and bears yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers from late summer until the first frost of Fall. Attract those late-season pollinating bees and butterflies to your fall garden by planting some easy-care, colorful Heleniums.

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How do you Grow Balloon Flowers?

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Very few flowers in the plant world are true blue, but the balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) is one of those few. On top of its unique color (other bloom colors also available), balloon flowers are an easy-to-grow perennial that requires very little maintenance and the unusual name comes from the way the flower bud resembles a blown-up balloon just before it bursts open into a blue bloom.  So how do you grow balloon flowers then?

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5 Fall/Autumn Flowers for Your Garden

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Are you wondering what Fall/Autumn flowers are for your garden?
Just because the season changes and the weather cools down doesn’t mean that your flower garden has to quit producing bloom color. With the right plants, you can keep the blooms coming and the color alive throughout autumn.

Check out some of these fall flowers that are easy to grow and that will extend your flower gardening season several more weeks.

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5 Flowers to Plant in September

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While summer plants are wrapping up their
growing season and producing their final blooms, September is the time to get
some new seeds in the ground so the bloom colors can continue for a few more
weeks.

Plant some of these fast-growing, frost-tolerant flowers in September so you can enjoy bloom color in your garden through November. Depending on your climate, flower species and planting location, you might even coax colorful blooms from the plants until Christmas.

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How to Prepare the Garden for Fall/Autumn

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The end of the summer garden season is winding down and fall/autumn is quickly approaching, but that doesn’t mean garden season is over. The cooler weather and shorter days are just ushering in a new season for growing different vegetables. How do I prepare the garden for fall/autumn?

Use these tips to prepare the garden for fall/autumn planting, or just to get it ready for next spring.

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How to Prepare Perennials for Fall and Winter

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Perennials are the backbone of most gardens, returning year after year with glorious color and fragrance.
To keep these hard-working garden plants healthy, they need a little TLC at the end of the summer. Let’s prepare your perennials for fall and winter with these gardening tips.

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