We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The weather might be getting chilly, but that doesn't mean you're off the hook just yet with your garden. Fall is actually a critical time for ...

The main gardening season passed incredibly quickly from my perspective. The average first frost at the Chicago Botanic Garden is Oct. 15, though it is generally later in Chicago, so it’s time to be ...

Getting your garden ready for fall and winter is key to ensuring healthy soil and a strong start next spring. To prepare your garden, you should clean up dead plants, add compost or organic matter, ...

As you’re prepping your garden for its winter slumber, you might want to add an unexpected to-do to your fall gardening checklist: mulching. While garden mulching is often associated with spring ...

We tend to think that fall is when the garden winds down, and spring is when the work begins. But there are several chores that, if completed now, will make your spring job much easier. For starters, ...

Fall is here and the month of October will bring cooler and dryer weather to our gardens. Well, dryer except if tropical storms or hurricanes appear. The month begins with high temperatures in the 90s ...

Fall is one of the best times to work in the garden. The air is cooler, the humidity lower and there’s a pleasant crispness that makes being outdoors a joy. It’s also the perfect time to plant trees, ...

It's tempting to tidy up the garden in fall, but the birds and insects would prefer otherwise. Many insects spend the winter hibernating in hollow stems, while birds feast on seeds from coneflowers, ...

CORVALLIS — The days are short, the rain often unrelenting, and the holidays fast approaching — but a little time in the garden or garage now can make a big difference come spring. A common question ...

This Oct. 16, 2021, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows garlic bulbs and cloves resting on a cleared garden bed in advance of planting. (Jessica Damiano via AP) We tend to think that fall is when ...