Gardening Tips
Should You Top Brussels Sprouts? How to Judge Loose Sprouts in Southern Gardens
Loose, floppy Brussels sprouts can make any Southern gardener wonder if something went wrong. You may have heard…
Oct 13, 2026
Texas Gardening
Texas Redbud Near Your Driveway: A Compact Native Tree Worth Considering
Picking a tree for the spot beside your driveway can feel like a gamble. Roots, shade, and slab…
Oct 13, 2026
Plant Care
The California Plants That Thrive on the Hot, Dry Slope Your Hose Never Reaches
Every California yard seems to have one: a sunny, baked hillside where the hose barely reaches and anything…
Oct 13, 2026
Gardening Tips
When to Plant Garlic in the South: Is Late October Right for Your Garden?
Garlic is one of the few garden crops that spends the cool months growing underground and in the…
Oct 13, 2026
Gardening Tips
If Hummingbirds Still Visit Your Feeder This Fall, Ants and Wasps Are What Drive Them Away
A feeder that was busy all summer can suddenly look quiet, and tiny insects crawling on it may…
Oct 13, 2026
Florida Gardening
No Yard in Florida? These 9 Fruit Plants Load Up With Fruit in Patio Pots
A sunny Florida patio can grow more than flowers and herbs. With the right plants, a few large…
Oct 13, 2026
Plant Care
California Sharp-Tailed Snakes Eat the Slugs in Your Beds, but Gardeners Mistake Them for Baby Rattlers
A pencil-thin snake sometimes turns up under a flowerpot or a pile of leaves in parts of California.…
Oct 13, 2026
Texas Gardening
The Texas Trees Worth Planting This October Before Nursery Shelves Thin Out
October is the secret season for planting trees in Texas. The soil is still warm, the brutal heat…
Oct 13, 2026
Gardening Tips
Before the First Frost Hits, Pull Your Green Tomatoes This Way So They Ripen Red on the Counter
Those last tomatoes hanging on the vine in mid-October can feel like a gamble when cold nights start…
Oct 13, 2026