Oct 15
Oct 15
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Prepare your coneflowers for winter with six October care tasks, including watering, disease checks, crown protection, and leaving healthy seed heads for birds.
By Linda EverhartIndoor PlantsPrepare your coneflowers for winter with six October care tasks, including watering, disease checks, crown protection, and leaving healthy seed heads for birds.
Linda Everhart•Indoor PlantsDiscover 10 flowers you can plant in October, from spring bulbs to colorful pansies, with practical tips on timing, drainage, and getting roots established before winter.
Linda Everhart•Indoor PlantsPut fallen leaves to work around eight shade-loving perennials. Learn how to conserve moisture, improve soil, and mulch without smothering plant crowns.
Linda Everhart•Indoor PlantsKeep your zinnias colorful this October with practical watering, feeding, and deadheading tips to support healthy plants and continued blooms before frost.
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Indoor PlantsNo buds on your Christmas cactus this October? Discover seven possible reasons, from warm nights to interrupted darkness, and learn how to encourage holiday blooms.
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Indoor PlantsHelp your poinsettia turn red again for Christmas with a simple daily light-and-dark routine, plus practical tips for watering, temperature, and timing.
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ArticleTransform the strip between your sidewalk and street with 15 plants for sunny or shaded conditions, plus practical tips for spacing, drainage, and easy maintenance.
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Indoor PlantsPrepare your roses for winter with seven October care tasks, including watering, disease cleanup, pruning guidance, and protection to support next year’s blooms.
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Indoor PlantsBefore cutting your autumn borders down, check these 10 perennials. Their foliage and seed heads can provide winter beauty, shelter, and useful protection.
Linda Everhart•Next year’s hydrangea flowers may already be waiting on this year’s stems. Learn which autumn tasks help protect them—and when to leave your pruning shears alone.
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Indoor PlantsOctober clematis care starts with knowing what to leave alone. These eight practical tasks help protect healthy stems, care for roots, and prepare your climber for next year’s flowers.
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HerbsDiscover how to harvest edible nasturtium seed pods, enjoy their peppery flavor, and save mature seeds for next season’s colorful garden.
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