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…
How to Choose the Best Fall Fertilizer for Anything in Your Garden
Fall is one of the three times of year you fertilize. When plants are ready to wake up in spring, you surprise them with a brunch of nitrogen-rich plant food…
It’s Time to Get Wood Chips for Your Yard
The streets in my neighborhood are dotted with piles of wood chips every few houses, as everyone prepares for “the wintering.” Me, too—I always try to make sure I get…
All the Yard and Garden Tasks You Should Do in October
October can be a strange month. Even when early fall dips back into summer-like temperatures, you can tell the season has changed. If light frosts haven’t set in yet, the…
How to Rejuvenate the Soil in Your Raised Garden Beds
It’s the end of the season, and we’re all starting to tuck in our garden beds for winter. The soil in your raised garden bed has worked hard all season…
Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Aerate Your Lawn
Photo: arteagaser (Shutterstock) As you’re working your way through your fall gardening checklist, you may have questions about what to do to your lawn before winter sets in—like whether aerating…
The Best Ways to Keep Plants Alive During a Heatwave
When I left Arizona for the Pacific Northwest thirteen years ago, I anticipated never needing air conditioning again. Now, I sit at the intersection of an A/C and two fans,…
Do These Things to Make Your Yard Fire-Resistant
In the hot, dry months of summer and early autumn, your landscaping might not be the first thing that springs to mind in terms of wildfire preparedness. But choosing a…
Three Gardening Tasks to Tackle This Month to Get Ready for Fall
You spent so much time getting the garden and yard ready for summer, and in eight weeks, you’re going to do it all in reverse to get ready for fall…
Four Ways to Make Your ‘Hellstrip’ Less Shitty
Your hellstrip probably sucks. That strip of land that lies between your front sidewalk and the street is likely not your property, but still your responsibility. Hence the name: hellstrip.…