Video - Why do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?

Article - Fall Leaf Color Change Process

Short article from Harvard's Harvard Forest site that explains the process of Fall leaf color change.
Link: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/research/leaves/process.html

Video - How to Plant Kniphofia Bulbs

Video: Great Gardens: Fall Crocus

In this edition of Great Gardens, KXLY4's Phyllis Stephens shows two different crocus that bloom in the fall.

Start search for ideas on landscaping

Mary Jo Modica, horticulturalist for the University of Alabama Arboretum, suggests in a recent article to take a break from the current heat of summer and start research on ideas for your landscape. The timing is ripe for making plans for planting trees, shubs, perennials and other cool season annuals that are appropriate for the fall season. Details of her artcle can be found at the Tuscaloosa News site.

Encourage new growth by getting rid of the old

Julie Mallory of the Evansville Courier and Press provides insights in her article on the practice of deadheading. Deadheading (removing spent blossoms) not only encourages new growth, it also aids in both fall and next spring's cleanup. Many perennials drop seeds causing an overpopulation of seedlings. More of her article can be found at Courierpress.com.

The glories of the fall garden

As the summer days begin to wane and the approach of the fall season upon us, it is time to shift attention and begin to consider the glories of the fall garden. Master gardener Gloria Kupferman, in her recent article of the same title, highlights a few of her favorite late summer and fall flowering plants that the season presents. This includes the following plants: Dahlia, Nicotiana, Eupatorium, Hibiscus, Acidanthera, and Canna, among others. Ms. Kupferman also suggests tall grasses such as Miscanthus and Calamagrostis as spectular backdrop options. Her full article can be found at this link.

It's time to think about fall vegetables

Chicago gardening
By Beth Botts Special to the Tribune
July 5, 2009

Now that the fireworks are over, it's time to think about fall. Yes, many seeds for fall vegetable crops should be sown in July. You can direct-sow beets, cabbage, carrots, spinach and lettuce now, and sow broccoli, cabbage and turnips in August.

Plan to sow a new crop of radishes and leaf lettuce every week or so for several weeks to have them ready until frost. Lettuce and spinach benefit from shade during part of the day. But remember that the days are now growing shorter, so the plants will get less sunlight as summer proceeds.

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