Evergreen Urns for Thanksgiving Porches
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 ...
Outdoor Faucet Covers and Hose Care Before the First Freeze
Outdoor Faucet Covers and Hose Care Before the First Freeze Before the first hard freeze overnight lows near 28°F or colder, disconnect every garden hose, drain it, shut off the indoor valve that feed...
Cleaning and Sharpening Garden Tools Before Winter
Cleaning and Sharpening Garden Tools Before Winter Before winter storage, scrub soil off every tool, dry it fully, sharpen cutting edges, wipe metal with a light coat of oil, and treat wooden handles ...
Spring Bulbs to Plant in Fall in Zones 3-5
Spring Bulbs to Plant in Fall in Zones 3-5 In Zones 3 to 5, plant spring bulbs from mid September through late October, once nights stay in the 40s°F and soil at planting depth has cooled to about 55°...
Ornamental Kale and Cabbage for Cool-Season Porch Color
Ornamental Kale and Cabbage for Cool-Season Porch Color Plant ornamental kale and cabbage from early October into November, once nights settle into the 50s °F. Their pink, purple, and cream centers on...
Pansies and Violas for Fall Containers
Pansies and Violas for Fall Containers Plant pansies and violas from late September through October, about four to six weeks before your ground usually freezes. That window gives roots time to settle ...
Pumpkins, Gourds, and Planted Porch Vignettes
Pumpkins, Gourds, and Planted Porch Vignettes A fall porch that lasts from early October through Thanksgiving mixes uncarved pumpkins and gourds with living plants in pots: mums for early color, ornam...
Black Foliage Plants for Halloween Containers
Black Foliage Plants for Halloween Containers For a Halloween container in early to late October, the most reliable near-black plants are black mondo grass, dark-leaved heuchera, and black ornamental ...
Tulips vs Daffodils for Late Fall Planting
Tulips vs Daffodils for Late Fall Planting If you want bulbs that come back every spring and survive deer, voles, and squirrels, plant daffodils. If you want the widest range of colors and a big one-s...
Digging Spades and Forks for Fall Planting
Digging Spades and Forks for Fall Planting For fall planting, dividing, and bed edging, most gardens need two tools: a flat-bladed garden spade with a sharp edge for cutting and planting, and a four-t...