Articles tagged:fall gardening

Posted: Wed Nov 10 11:47 a.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Garden Faerie: Dividing, transplanting is like gardening chess

The fall task of dividing, planting, and transplanting perennials always strikes me a bit like a game of chess: You have to be able to envision how a setting would look with various elements all moving positions several different times. Unfortunately, I'm not good at chess. I'm not queen of ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 3 2:06 p.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Garden Faerie: Protect mophead and lacecap hydrangeas

Now is a great time to add winter protection to certain types of hydrangeas. Mophead/bigleaf and lacecap hydrangeas will produce more blooms next year if you shelter them from extreme wind and cold.

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Posted: Wed Oct 27 7:35 a.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Garden Faerie: Leaf Loader makes raking easier; win one!

This fall, the City of Ann Arbor is no longer collecting leaves raked onto the street, instead requiring them to be contained in compost carts or yard waste bags for pickup. Though I'm not into garden gadgets, I was happy to review the Leaf Loader to see if it would ...

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Posted: Wed Oct 20 5:04 p.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Garden Faerie: Season in review - what were your challenges and triumphs this year?

The end of the gardening season always brings up mixed emotions in me. Fall has always been my favorite season, and I welcome it. I also love the holidays and snow, and look forward to winter. (Ask me again in February and I'll be ready for spring, though!) I do ...

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