Fall

You may be asking "Why is it such a big deal?" Simply put, healthy soil gives us clean air and water, bountiful crops and forests, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife and beautiful landscapes. All of which enhances our lives. Fun fact: There can be a billion microorganisms in a teaspon of compost or soil! 

It happens every year. The beautiful native Goldenrod gets blamed for Ragweed's "achoo season". It's understandable as they belong to the same plant family but from very different genus. So which is really responsible for those sneezes and watery eyes? Find out...

Sandy has been creating fresh cut flower arrangements for decades. Here she shares her favorite annuals to plant and then bring the beauty indoors. You'll learn best practices on cutting & care too.

Sandy has been creating fresh flower arrangements for decades! Here she shares her favorite perennials to plant and later cut to bring the beauty indoors. You'll learn best practices on cutting & care too. 

Fall is here and we are now looking at our depleted vegetable gardens, spent perennials and brown lawns; our trees in various stages of color and/or "balding"! Is there anything we can do right now to help tuck them in for winter? Yup, there sure is. And in particular, new plantings.

Ahh fall... Our summer flowers are fading, and autumn colors are reintroducing themselves. Can anyone say, "road trip"? Heading north you'll find plenty of color change already.

Como Zoo & Conservatory's final weekend of the fall flower show is this weekend. Garden Guy Dale shares what it's like inside the St. Paul event.

Garden Guy Dale heads to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to get cooking tips & ideas to elevate your Thanksgiving turkey.

Garden Guy Dale K joined the Barbie theme on FOX 9 Good Day on Tuesday, where he talked about how to add a pop of pink to your home using plants.

To rake or not or not to rake? Another question I get all the time is what to do with your perennials?  What are the advantages/disadvantages to leaving them be? 

FOX 9 Dale K shares tips to planting spring bulbs in the fall.