The crazy thing about gardening in a country as ginormous as the U.S. is that half your Instagram feed is panicking over frost while the other half is running the air conditioner in shorts. Roses do not give a dirt under the thorn what month it is out there. Read the signals your plants are…
You’ll find fall garden chores get complicated when perennial vines demand restraint instead of the aggressive cleanup you might be tempted to do. Get ready to walk into a clematis care minefield this October, where one wrong cut can remove the old wood carrying a big share of next year’s flowers. Task 1: Identify the…
Nurseries just love it when you let overgrown clumps die out over winter. Be smarter. Split your perennials now while the soil still holds some remaining fall warmth. Give them a couple of hours of your time and roughly four to six weeks to ancho before the ground freezes, or give your local nursery cash…
Wishful thinking won’t conjure gigantic peony blooms, but smart fall cleanup can certainly help. Since herbaceous peonies refuse to take orders from your calendar or your shears, rushing the job can cost you flowers next season. Follow these simple October moves to protect the roots and set them up for a strong flush of blooms…
Your lavender is dying to survive this winter, but wet soil can stand in the way. Quite literally. So take these fall tips and give your lavender the best chance of staying strong until spring. Task 1: Check Winter Hardiness First, figure out what you actually planted. Check your plant tags or look at the…
Hydrangeas do not follow one-size-fits-all winter rules or arbitrary October wrapping deadlines. What matters most is knowing whether your particular shrub blooms on old wood, new growth, or both. A few careful decisions noe that can make a big difference on how well your hydrangea comes through winter and flowers next season. Task 1: Identify…