Fall Gardens

Plan a thriving fall garden with cool-weather vegetables, colorful flowers, and seasonal container ideas. Find tips for planting and caring for your autumn garden.

6 Ways to Protect Plants From Frost and Extend the Growing Season

Cold Frames, Row Covers, and Greenhouse Tips

Men's hands cutting plants in their personal garden in autumn to prepare for the winter season

Perennials You Should (and Shouldn’t) Cut Back in Fall

Fall Garden Care: Which Perennials to Cut Back—and Which to Leave Standing

How to Prepare Your Vegetable Garden for Winter: Fall Cleanup Made Easy

Don’t leave your garden a mess before winter! Follow these 11 essential fall cleanup tasks to keep your soil healthy and make spring gardening easier.

How to Plant Trees in Fall: Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing and Planting Trees

Learn Why Fall Is the Best Time to Plant Trees

8 Smart Ways to Use Fall Leaves in the Garden

What to Do With All Those Leftover Leaves: How to Turn Autumn Leaves Into Garden Gold

fall foraging finds, sumac, burdock, wild voilet, and more

Fall Foraging: Connecting With Nature

Gathering Wild Food and Knowledge

orange perennial garden mums in bloom

Hardy Mums That Come Back Year After Year

Keeping Mums Coming Back Year After Year

orange mums, white mums, and purple mums in the garden center

Are Mums Perennials? Which Mums Come Back Every Year

There's a Difference Between Florist and Garden Mums

Best Shrubs for Fall Color: 6 Garden Favorites

Add Stunning Fall Color to Your Landscape with Shrubs

Labor Day Gardening: What to Do in the Garden This Weekend

Harvesting, Preserving, Planting, and More

September Gardening Checklist: Fall Planting, Bulbs, and Houseplant Care

Essential September Gardening Tips for a Healthy Fall Garden

Growing Asian Greens: Bok Choy, Tatsoi, Mizuna, and More for Your Fall Garden

These Leafy Greens Grow Fast in Warm, Late-Summer Soil

fall flowers and shrubs

50 Stunning Fall Flowers and Plants to Brighten Your Garden Through September and October

Discover colorful fall-blooming flowers, shrubs, trees, and vines that extend your garden’s beauty well into autumn.

Seedling flats of lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, kale, swiss chard and tat soi

Best Vegetables to Plant for a Fall Garden

What to Plant in a Fall Garden: Cool-Weather Crops That Thrive

Asters: Stars of the Fall Garden

Aster Varieties to Try in Your Garden

20 Plants and Flowers for Fall Containers

What to Put in a Planter for Fall and Winter

Fall Vegetable Garden With Frost

What to Plant in a Fall Garden: A Step-by-Step Guide

Extend Your Harvest with Easy Cool-Season Crops and Simple Fall Planting Tips