Celebrate the season of harvest and preparation with our “Fall Gardening” category. From planting autumn vegetables and flowers to preparing your garden for winter, we provide practical advice to keep your garden productive and beautiful. Learn about fall pruning, soil care, and seasonal maintenance to ensure a healthy garden year-round.
Are you looking for fall perennials to give your cottage garden the “wow factor”? Follow along as I share some of my favorite autumn perennial plants to grow in your flower garden beds this season. As the bright summer colors fade and the earthy tones of autumn take over, I always appreciate the beauty and…
Did you know that there’s another way to clean up all those autumn leaves piled throughout the yard? I’ll share how you can not only clean up those fallen leaves but use them as leaf litter mulch that will benefit your garden. I love so many things about the autumn season…pumpkin spice lattes, sitting in…
What if I told you that your annual geraniums could live through the winter and be back in your garden in time for summer? In this post, I’ll help you do just that by sharing 4 easy options for overwintering your geraniums. Geraniums (Pelargonium hybrids) are usually grown as annuals, except where the climate is mild…
Are you starting to see signs in your garden that the fall season is approaching? During this important seasonal transition, I’ll share essential September gardening tips and to-dos for your Pacific Northwest garden. September always seems a bit confusing for me in the garden. Two seasons are basically happening at once. Does anyone else feel…
Now that autumn is almost here, it’s time to refresh your window boxes, containers, and flower pots. I’ll share 12 of the best plants for fall planters and why they’re a perfect choice for your container gardens. There’s something so magical about a fall flower container garden, isn’t there? Those deep and gorgeous colors mixed…
Have you started thinking about what needs to be done in the garden as we approach fall and before the first frost of the season? Today, I’m sharing tips and ideas to help you start preparing your garden for fall. It’s that time of year when there’s still so much that the summer garden has…