Fruit trees protected from freezing temperatures at The Gardens at Texas A&M. A cold protection plan should include covers for sensitive trees and plants. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)
Pansies are a popular cool-season annual to add color to garden as the colder months approach. (Photo by Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

15 tips to prepare your garden for winter

Various gardening tools in the garden (Photo: iStock - Santje09)

Don’t wait to perform garden equipment maintenance

  • By Maddy Rohr │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Cleaning up the garden in the fall gives gardeners a head start in the spring. (Photo by Shutterstock.)

Don’t forget fall cleanup in the garden

There are a wide range of activities like walking nature trails, gardening, daily exercise in greenscapes and hunting that can connect people to the healing powers of nature. (Texas A&M AgriLife photos by Courtney Sacco and Michael Miller)
Neatening up the lawn in autumn or fall using a lawnmower to cut and bag the grass and dead leaves under trees alongside the road (Photo: iStock - Ozgur Coskun)
(Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

What to do with those falling leaves and pumpkin seeds? 

Frozen cabbage in the garden covered with frost (Photo: iStock - Ulrike Leone)

Fall Frost Tolerance of Common Vegetables