If you are going to cut storm-downed limbs yourself, wear chainsaw chaps, a forestry helmet with a face shield and hearing protection, safety glasses, saw-rated gloves, and sturdy boots, and limit the...
Dusty Miller and Silver Foliage for Cool Containers Dusty miller is the most dependable silver plant for fall and early winter containers. It shrugs off light frost, keeps its felted white leaves down...
Eucalyptus Bundles and Fresh Greenery Care Fresh eucalyptus and most cut greenery last 2 to 3 weeks indoors if you recut the stems at an angle, stand them in clean, cool water with flower food, change...
Cornucopia Planter Ideas with Kale and Mums A living cornucopia planter is a wicker horn basket lined with plastic and coir, planted with 4-inch or 6-inch mums and ornamental kale at the open end, and...
Branch and Berry Arrangements for Fall and Winter The longest-lasting fall and winter arrangements use bare or berried branches: red or yellow twig dogwood, curly willow, birch, winterberry, rose hips...
How to Winterize Raised Beds in Cold Zones To winterize raised beds in cold zones, pull spent and diseased crops, add 1 to 2 inches of compost, then cover the soil with 3 to 4 inches of shredded leave...
Snow Blower Prep Before the First Snow Prep your snow blower in October or early November, before the first forecast storm: fill it with fresh stabilized fuel, check or change the oil, inspect the aug...
Evergreen Urns for Thanksgiving Porches For a porch urn that looks good from Thanksgiving straight through winter, either plant a live dwarf conifer or boxwood in the center from late October through ...
Pre-Chilled Bulbs for Mild Winter Zones In Zones 8 to 10, tulips, hyacinths, and most crocus will not get the long cold spell they need to bloom well, so buy them pre-chilled or chill them yourself in...
Mulch After Bulb Planting Before Freeze Mulch newly planted bulbs once the top inch or two of soil has frozen or nights are reaching the low 20s °F, not on planting day. Spread 2 to 3 inches of shredd...
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