Cold tolerant annuals
carry color into fall

Rocket Mix Snapdragons

Photo courtesy PanAmerican Seed

You don’t have to give up color in the landscape just because the temperatures start to drop.

Click here for three annuals that are tolerant of cooler weather and will keep going into winter

Tips to extend the fall harvest

Photo courtesy Michigan State University

Northern gardeners can extend the fall vegetable garden with a few blankets or sheets. In the south, gardeners can continue planting seeds for lettuce, spinach, snow peas and cole crops, such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts.

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Clear the air. Get a houseplant.

Houseplants do more than brighten the home and office. They clean the air of pollutants and they make us feel better about ourselves, according to several NASA studies.

Fifteen to 18 six- to eight-inch diameter pots will improve the air quality in a 1,800-square-foot home.

Click here for five tips to growing houseplants successfully

Fall clean up 1-2-3

There are three things you should do in the landscape this fall, even if you don’t do anything else.

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Perennials perform in winter, too

Purple coneflower in winter

As long as your perennials have not been bothered by insect or disease infestation, many of them can stay upright through the winter to serve as a food source for birds. Others hold their own to provide winter interest.

Click here for three winter prennials