Lisa Cericola
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 14
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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7 Easy Garden Plants You Can Grow for Free from Fall Cuttings (opens the original)
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As you start cutting back faded flowers in the fall and prepping your garden beds and containers for new plants, it’s a great idea to snip some stems to propagate indoors for next spring and summer. “The garden may be winding down, but now’s the time to think about taking cuttings,” says Master Gardener Rhonda Fleming Hayes, author of Garden for Life: Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joyful Gardening as We Age and the Substack The Garden Buzz. Propagation (creating new plants from existing o
Why Your New Plants Keep Dying—and the Simple Test That Can Help (opens the original)
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For a long time, I thought sunlight and water were the main things to consider when choosing a plant and its placement in my yard—and yet so many of my purchases still died. I eventually realized I was overlooking another key piece of information: the quality of the soil. If you, like me, have given little to no thought about the dirt in your yard and are planting things in the ground, it’s probably time to test your soil. Having your soil professionally tested will reveal information that will
When to Cut Back Ornamental Grass—and Why It’s Worth Waiting (opens the original)
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Plants don’t get more low-maintenance than ornamental grasses. Although they are often upstaged by colorful flowers and leafy green foliage, grasses do more for your garden than you may realize—and you won’t have to do much for them. “Grasses are great landscape plants. Once established, they are drought tolerant and can be long-lived, easy-to-care-for plants. Many are beautiful in late summer and fall and can be enjoyed through the winter months,” says Mary Meyer, the curator of the University
Why Fall Is the Best Time to Plant Daffodils, Tulips, and Other Spring Bulbs (opens the original)
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Now is the time to get spring-flowering bulbs in the ground. These plants require the winter to get established so that they can burst into bloom when the weather finally starts to warm up. Here is everything you need to know about planting spring bulbs in the fall. The first time a patch of sunny daffodils popped up in my yard, I felt like I was getting away with something. I planted the bulbs the previous fall (and forgot about them) and then they were suddenly in bloom. After a long winter, i
Want Greener Grass This Fall? Feed Your Lawn at the Right Time (opens the original)
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After months of intense sun exposure, your stressed-out grass is probably looking dry, brittle, and more brown than green. By the end of summer, many lawns could benefit from a little TLC—but the right timing for fertilizer depends on whether you grow cool-season or warm-season grass. “For cool-season lawns such as perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, fine fescue, and Kentucky bluegrass, fall is an excellent time to fertilize and restore a healthy green color after summer stresses,” says Chas Schmid
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