Pumpkins come in many different colors in addition to orange, and they are found in a variety of shapes and sizes. (Photo courtesy of National Garden Bureau Inc.)

Keeping your pumpkins longer

  • By Kelsey Hatesohl │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Green Tree in white ceramic pots on the wooden table. (Photo: iStock - Nirunya Juntoomma)

Moving cold-sensitive plants indoors  

Just like other trees, pine trees experience leaf drop in the fall. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo.)

Pines drop their leaves in fall too

A specimen of common smoketree with its smoky panicles. (Photo courtesy of Michele Warmund.)

Smoketree: A sizzling hot plant that’s not just for summer

Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini urges gardeners not to bury peonies too deep, which increases the chance that they may not flower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Increase bloom production of peonies  

Inside of a greenhouse. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.)

Greenhouse Short Course slated for Sept. 13 at Reiman Gardens

Some homeowners may choose to save on their watering bill by waiting a couple weeks later to seed cool-season grasses this year, says Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Hot temps may encourage homeowners to delay seeding lawns this year  

Because perennials are less formal than annuals, they often are used in border plantings such as those pictured. (Photo courtesy of University of Missouri Extension.)

Less is more: Time to divide and conquer perennials