There’s a special kind of chaos that happens in your garden when fall fades and winter looms—leaves crunch underfoot, ...

Commonly called Chinese fringe flower, this popular shrub is another old wood bloomer. Pruning in the fall will remove the buds that have set for next spring's show of pink, fuchsia, or white flowers.

Some plants are already budding for spring, and don't need pruning. But these shrubs benefit from a light pruning in autumn.

‘Dahlias should be cut back when the leaves turn black, to about 10 to 15 centimetres above the soil before you lift the ...

Deadheading in October isn't advised for many plants, but it's a good way to control self-seeding and maybe even get one last round of blooms for the season.

I often refer to the fall season as our second spring, with native flowering plants expressing brilliant colors in natural ...

Succulents: Hen and chicks make the ideal fire-resistive plant. With other succulents, such as rockcress, Moss rose, Sedums ...

Hydrangeas are popular flowers to grow in your garden, but this alternative will look just like the beloved flower in your ...

Most butterfly bushes are considered invasive plants in many states. Learn what to plant instead to attract butterflies to ...

Pruning certain shrubs in the fall encourages new growth that winter temperatures will damage and, for many shrubs, reduces ...

After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown ...