September 2022
WHAT TO PLANT - AND WHAT NOT TO PLANT - IN THE FALL
Natalie Carmolli, Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
Fall is a great time to plant most woody ornamentals. As you feel a break from the heat of summer, look around your garden. You may see roses setting a round of late-summer buds, or your panicle hydrangea blooms pinking up. The colors of autumn will soon emerge in deciduous shrubs and trees, creating a whole new garden palette.
ENTANGLED DESIGN: COMBINING NATURE WITH BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
Joe Raboine, Belgard
When designing outdoor spaces, most homeowners historically leaned toward traditional designs that have been in favor for generations. As outdoor living becomes a more integral part of daily life, however, design concepts and trends are changing to incorporate organic elements into the built environment. Enter entangled design. 
SUPER STRAWFLOWERS EXTEND YOUR SEASON
Delilah Onofrey, Suntory Flowers
Looking for glorious blooms spring through fall? Granvia bracteanthas demonstrate outstanding garden performance in a wide range of climates, from the Deep South to Minnesota. The Granvia series demonstrates superior vigor and flower size, dwarfing standard varieties.
SAVE THE BIRDS: TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS
Therese Ciesinski, GardenSMART
They fly at night, over shopping centers, parking lots, and airports. They fly over cities and highways studded with streetlights. They fly over office buildings that stay lit even after everyone has left. They fly through nights that seems black to us, but unnaturally bright to them. They’re migrating birds. And all that light confuses them.
PROTECT YOUR HOME GARDEN WITH COVER CROPS
Ashleigh Smith, True Leaf Market
Cover crops are vital to a nutrient-rich home garden. Year after year, vegetables pull vital nutrients from the soil without putting anything back. Cover crops solve this problem.
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FIVE ESSENTIAL GARDENING TOOLS
Dramm
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GROWING COOL WAVE PANSIES
Cool Wave Pansies
One trip to the garden center for lush baskets or pots for in-ground planting is enough to convince anyone that Cool Wave is a cool-season gardener’s dream! Good for containers and borders, as well as a ground cover, they are tried-and-true for reliable color in spring and fall.
THE BEST PATIO FURNITURE SETS
Hanamint
When shopping for the ideal patio furniture set, it’s crucial to consider both style and function. Naturally, you want your patio set to match your unique personality and the mood and design of your home. But there are other things you also must consider.
5 TIPS FOR GARDENING IN THE FALL
Susan Martin, Proven Winners®
If you are one of the many new people who have taken up gardening in the past few years, you might be wondering what you will need to do to keep your plants happy and healthy when cooler weather rolls around this fall. We’ll show you five tips you might not have considered.
2022'S CITIES WHERE LAWNS GO TO DIE
Sav Maive, Lawn Love
Temperatures across the country have been hot, hot, hot. That’s nice if you enjoy warm weather, but it hasn’t been so good for our lawns. Amid a brutal summer, where in the U.S. are lawns likely turning brown and dying? To find out, Lawn Love ranked nearly 200 of the biggest U.S. cities to determine 2022’s Cities Where Lawns Go to Die.
HOW TO SAVE TROPICALS FOR WINTER
Justin Hancock, Costa Farms
Every fall, if you’re in a region with freezing winter temperatures, you either save your tropical plants or let them succumb to cold and replace them the next year. For me, overwintering tropical plants inside has become a fall tradition. If you’d like to save your tropicals, here’s how. 
THREE FRAGRANT FLOWERS FOR LATE SUMMER AND FALL
Therese Ciesinski, GardenSMART
If you think fall means saying goodbye to fragrance in your garden, think again. There are a number of sweet-smelling flowers that bloom in late summer and early fall.
AWESOME LATE SEASON COLOR THAT WILL LIGHT YOUR GARDEN INTO FALL
Dan Heims and Rebecca Cole, Terra Nova Nurseries
With the hot days of summer fading fast, we want to grab onto the last of that bright, full garden feeling. Many plants will look great through the summer but continue to flower and perform late into the fall chill. These plants are crucial to the home gardener and to many pollinators, as we all feel that transition.
BEAUTIFUL PEPPERS!
Pamela Crawford
If you can only grow one pepper, make it the banana pepper. Although I grew these peppers to eat, they ended up looking almost too good to eat! Banana peppers have a mild, but slightly tangy taste. I paired this planting with mums for color contrast. Here's how to create this combo.
ABOUT MIGRATING ORIOLES
Duncraft
The Baltimore oriole and orchard oriole both breed throughout the eastern U.S. and into Canada. They spend the majority of the year in southern climates like South America and only venture north for a few months during their breeding season. The oriole breeding season coincides with the warm summer months in the north.
GROWING GARLIC IN THE FALL
GrowJoy
When it comes to growing garlic, timing can be everything. Garlic is a hardy root vegetable. In most cases, it will perform much better when subjected to severe winter conditions. Many varieties prove to be the most flavorful following a harsh winter.
FALL WEBWORMS
Therese Ciesinski, GardenSMART
First the good news: For the most part, fall webworms don't kill or permanently injure the trees they infest, and are harmless to people, pets, and other living things. The bad news? Their webs are gross and temporarily disfigure ornamental trees and the overall landscape.
POISON IVY DURING FALL: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Dan Boelman, Zanfel
Poison ivy is one of the earliest plants to have its leaves turn color in the fall. The leaves change from green to yellow, then to intense shades of orange, red, and even purple! You'll look out into the woods and everything will be green, except for brightly colored leaves on a poison ivy shrub or vine.
COLORFUL MUMS FOR FALL GARDENS AND CONTAINERS
Melinda Myers
Add a burst of fresh color to the landscape with mums. This traditional fall flower is still a favorite of many. They come in a wide range of colors and provide weeks of floral beauty. Mums are great in containers, the garden, and cut flower bouquets. Fall just wouldn’t be the same without them.
PLANT SPRING BLOOMS IN THE FALL
Home Garden Seed Association
Fall is a great time to plant seeds of wildflowers. Whether those wildflowers are truly going to be grown “wild” in a meadow or placed artistically in a flower bed with the “civilized” flowers, it's time to get those seeds into the ground.
THE GARDEN TOAD
Therese Ciesinski, GardenSMART
The potting bench on my deck has a deep drawer where I keep odds and ends. I was rummaging around in the back when I poked something soft. The soft thing moved. After levitating two feet in the air, I landed and looked into the drawer. Glaring at me from the back corner was a toad.
SOAKING THE ROOT BALL
It's important to have a saturated root ball before planting. Soaking ensures that all the fine little hair roots are totally saturated. Those hair roots are the ones responsible for water and nutrient absorption. Making sure it's totally hydrated provides the best shot for survival. Watch the video...
THUNDERBIRD LODGE
Lake Tahoe has an absolute wealth of natural beauty. From the mountains to the crystal clear lake, it's a stunning area. Probably best known for its ski resorts, what most people don't know is there are incredible gardens. And one of the most outstanding pieces of Lake Tahoe's history is the secluded Thunderbird Lodge. Learn more...