12 Flowers You Should Always Deadhead (And 4 That Should Be Left Alone)
While it's broadly true that most flowering plants benefit from deadheading, some require it to stay healthy or produce an abundant display worthy of a vase.
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Forget Mums: These Fall-Blooming, Orchid-Like Flowers Have The Cutest Name
With a moniker this cute, the flowers better deliver. Luckily, these tiny blooms are as adorable as the name, with a look that keeps fall gardens interesting.
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Not Mums: The Drought-Resistant Fall Perennial That Stuns Year After Year
Bored with the usual fall annuals like chrysanthemums and poinsettias? Plant some of the many long-blooming and re-blooming cultivars of this vibrant perennial.
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Not Mums: The Softer, Blue Flower That Adds Mosquito Protection To Your Fall Garden
Instead of grabbing last-minute chrysanthemums, plan ahead with this mounding annual that produces fuzzy pom-pom blooms and mosquito-kicking compounds.
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September Is The Right Time To Test Your Soil, But Hold Off On Adding These Nutrients
Once you get your soil test results, you'll know exactly what your soil is lacking and therefore needs. But fall isn't the best time to add these two nutrients.
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Not Marigolds: The Cool-Season Annual With Cheery Blooms For Your Shady Fall Garden
Marigolds require lots of sunlight, but this similarly sunny-looking flower does just fine with a bit of shade and turns your garden into an autumnal paradise.
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Not Mums: The Towering Flower That Blooms In October For A Spectacular Garden
Montanoa grandiflora—the daisy tree—blooms in October, delivering late-season height, structure, and striking floral impact when autumn gardens fade.
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Skip Mums This Fall: The Native Plant With Pretty Purple Flowers For Your Raised Garden Beds
Add some pops of purple to your raised garden beds with this native perennial. Best of all, it's low maintenance, disease-free, and pollinator friendly.
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Forget Mums: These Dramatic Flowers Bloom In Late Summer Through The Fall
Now isn't too late to enjoy this herbaceous perennial, which blooms a wide range of colors as well as interesting accents, like contrasting streaks and spots.
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The Award-Winning, Flowering Plant That Gardeners Love Planting In The Shade
This perennial blooms its flowers in midsummer and its display lasts through early fall. The showy flowers grow in umbels, or rounded, contained clusters.
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Hardier Than Mums: The Fragrant, Flowering Perennial That Thrives In Shaded Raised Garden Beds
To call this plant a shade-lover would not be an overstatement, as it can grow in even deep shade. Its pink flowers, meanwhile, bloom from July through October.
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Not Daisies: The Flower That Blooms Into Fall That Gardeners Have Forgotten About
Daisies and mums are so overdone. This many-petaled perennial is native to North America and blooms just in time to fill in bare spaces through fall.
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The Highly Fragrant Hosta Variety You Could Still Plant In Early Fall
Fragrant hostas tolerate warm weather well, so they're good candidates for fall planting. Grow this classic, white-blooming cultivar in your fall shade garden.
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For Flourishing Zinnias, Don't Grow Them Near These Shrubs
Since zinnias are summer annuals, you may think you can plant them in any of your garden beds. However, they'll fail to thrive when planted near some shrubs.
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Say Goodbye To Landscape Fabric: Here's A Natural, Fragrant Groundcover
Looking for an eco-friendly alternative to landscaping fabric to suppress weeds? Try this low-growing herb that smells great and supports local pollinators.
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More Unique Than Mums: These Colorful Flowers Make The Perfect Fall Alternative
Chrysanthemums are popular flowers for fall, but you should consider using a colorful, pollinator-friendly plant to spruce up your yard instead.
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What To Do With Your Hydrangea In September
Fall arrives in September, and for many gardens this sets off a list of things-to-do. For hydrangeas, September is a key month for one particular bit of care.
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The Herbal Ground Cover Gardeners Rarely Grow Anymore
Do you have a patch of wet ground in your garden where most species simply can't survive? Consider this forgotten ground cover that thrives in damp soil.
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The Herb With Pretty Yellow Flowers That Gardeners Rarely Grow Anymore
Looking for a quirky plant for your pollinator garden? Try one introduced to Europe in the 16th century that DNA sequencing revealed is native to Peru, too.
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The Yellow Vining Plant That Hummingbirds Will Flock To (It's Not Black-Eyed Susan)
This yellow vine is a Florida native and known to attract a particular hummingbird with coppery feathers. The vine can be grown vertically or as ground cover.
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These Fall Flowers Could Spell Doom For Pollinators In Your Yard, But You Should Plant Them Anyway
This flower combination can be beautiful through the fall, but they're also favorites of pollinator predators. So, why should you plant them anyway?
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Why Faded Blooms May Be The Key To Keeping Birds Happy During Fall
When the seasons change, not all birds migrate to warmer climes. For the birds that stay local and visit your backyard, you can still do your part to help them.
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Forget Mums: This Succulent Is The Perfect Alternative For Fall Planters
Mums are gorgeous in fall planters, but they're also kind of predictable. Jazz up your arrangements for the cozy season with an unexpected group of succulents.
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What To Do With Zinnias In September For Fall Cleanup
Zinnias are annuals that grace the garden all summer long but are killed by the first frost. You can clean up your zinnia bed or leave the seeds for the birds.
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The Beautiful Annual In Your Container Garden That You Should Prune Before August Is Over
You'll need to deadhead and trim the stems of this vibrant annual before September starts to enjoy more colorful blooms until the first frost.
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Deer Will Gobble Up Your Mums: Add Fall Color To Your Yard With Lacy Flowers They Won't Touch
This late-blooming perennial has eye-catching yellow flowers that will add a vibrant touch to your garden and won't become a snack for your local deer.
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The Late-Blooming Perennial That Enjoys Shade And Moisture As Much As Hostas And Astilbes
This perennial gets two of its common names (one after a reptile) from the shape of its flowers. Its display of pink, white, or purple blooms lasts until fall.
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