Guides & Tips

Garden experts say fall clearances can make it a good time to buy supplies and plants for next year. Here are 13 items to consider and storage caveats.

Gardening Know How warns that fall pruning, early cutting and over-cleaning can affect spring blooms, bulbs, soil and garden wildlife.

Garden experts warn that wet leaves can make patio paving slippery and may stain porous surfaces or encourage moss and algae.

Amateur Gardening recommends securing pots, supports and loose items, checking trees and improving drainage before stormy weather arrives.

Amazon announced five new Alexa devices and Alexa Home Map, including a sleep-tracking clock, a 16-inch Echo Show and a camera-equipped speaker.

Livingetc’s guide, developed with Japanese retailer Nakagawa, outlines four ways to bring seasonal tableware and shared dining into autumn hosting.

Country Living reports that coleus cuttings can root in water before frost and grow indoors through winter, ready for spring planting.

A Country Living report identifies four fall planting errors that can impair young trees and shrubs, from buried root flares to inadequate watering.

A UK garden report recommends aerating compacted soil, overseeding bare patches and clearing wet leaves ahead of forecast autumn and winter rain.

Cornell Lab guidance outlines how evergreens, brush piles and leaf litter can provide chickadees with winter shelter and food.