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With this weird, long warm fall, it’s easy to put off putting your garden to bed for the winter. But weather can change very quickly in the Midwest, especially these days, and it's easy for it change overnight and dump several inches of snow on unprepared yards.

When you fertilize a lawn in the fall, grass plants are in a mode of taking nutrients down into their roots for storage — compared to spring and summer when it is taking up nutrients mainly to its leaves.

Four gardeners share why they plant native, and offer tips for getting started yourself.

If you're taking great care of annual containers, they will be at their peak in July through September.

I have tended my Iowa garden for nearly 40 years now, but it was a persistent problem with my backyard lawn that made me break down and finally do what all the garden experts recommend as a first step when creating a garden in the first place -- testing the soil.

Planting native plants rebuilds natural habitat, supports wildlife

Many of our favorite annuals are prolific reseeders that scatter their seeds and return year after year.

Stake and support plants using things from your yard to do it for little or no cost.