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With a simple sketch, basic tools and the right plants, you’ll be on your way to growing your first flowers or edibles

Flower farmer Erin Benzakein shows us how to grow fresh seasonal flowers the most satisfying way: by seed

Choose from these fall gardening tasks to suit your own end-of-the-growing-season style

Learn the most important tip for preventing buyer’s remorse, plus get more valuable buying and planting advice

Choose fire-resistant plants and materials and create defensible areas using these design strategies

Set up your veggie garden to be productive and healthy year after year with this fall checklist

Keep those homegrown vegetables and greens coming well into fall

Roll out a welcome mat for pollinators to keep your landscape in balance and thriving

Keep container gardens looking lush by cooling them down when temperatures rise and by giving them a seasonal spruce-up

Find out how to style your outdoor party, grow your own cocktail garnishes, replant your window boxes and more

Celebrate the season by taking a stroll, picking a bouquet, encouraging wildlife and welcoming the warmer weather ahead