Three Things I Do to Protect My Plants Before a Freeze
Much of the U.S. is entering freeze season—and I’m not talking a light morning frost, but a full-on freeze, which is a transformative event for your garden. While ideally we’d…
Get Your Desert Landscaping Ready for Winter
So much gardening advice is based around four-season climates, but a sizable contingent of the United States is only now entering ideal gardening weather. If you live in a desert…
When to Expect the First Frost in Your Area
Photo: Anna Light (Shutterstock) For those living in the Northern Hemisphere, Saturday, September 23, 2023 was the first official day of fall. While some parts of the country are still…
How to Move Your Seedlings Outside Without Killing Them
Welcome to Fake Spring, a time of high anxiety for gardeners all across the U.S. We’ve spent the winter consuming seed catalogs like porn, stalking garden centers like pervs, and…
You Can Still Save Your Plants From the Cold
Photo: Sarycheva Evgeniia (Shutterstock) Even with the best of planning, the weather doesn’t always cooperate with our gardening ambitions. With lots of unusually cold weather hitting parts of North America,…
11 of the Best Things You Can Plant in Your Garden This September
Photo: Thomas Bazant (Shutterstock) Summer may be ending, but that doesn’t mean gardening season is, too. Many plants prefer the cooler temperatures and shorter days that come with fall, which…
14 Easy Bumper Crops for Your Beginner’s Garden (and When to Grow Them)
Photo: HQuality (Shutterstock) A lot of people daydream about starting their own garden. Whether it’s in your yard or in containers on your deck or windowsill, the idea of growing…
How Cold Is Too Cold to Run Outside?
Photo: Andrey Yurlov (Shutterstock) When I signed up for that spring marathon, I envisioned myself at the end of a breezy race day: exhausted, victorious, and comfortable in weather-appropriate leggings…
How to Keep Your Christmas Tree Alive Throughout the Holidays
Photo: Andrey_Kuzmin (Shutterstock) The air is crisp. It’s getting dark at 4 p.m. The mailbox is stuffed increasingly desperate sales flyers. It must be the holiday season, which means it…
How to Prepare Your Garden for the First Frost
Photo: Liudmila Fadzeyeva (Shutterstock) The first freezing night of autumn can be disastrous for your garden. Although some plants thrive in low temperatures, many others die at the merest kiss…