Decorated entrance to house with pumpkins in basket and chrysanthemum. Front Porch decorated for fall season. (Photo: iStock - Тодорчук Екатерина)

Bring new life to worn-out summer containers: ideas to fall in love with

Sunflower seeds (Photo: K-State Research and Extension news service)

Harvesting and roasting sunflower seeds

The time to plant cool-season crops like carrots is fast approaching while warm-seeded crops need to be planted as soon as possible. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Time to transition your garden for fall and start cool-season vegetables

View from the top of an open family compost (Photo: iStock - OceanProd)

Composting at home provides free resource when done right

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)

Checklist for September yard and garden tasks

Lawn in summer dormancy from heat, drought stress (Photo: K-State Research and Extension.)

Lawn Stressed? September is time for relief

A backyard garden of iris bordering a lawn. (Photo: iStock - onepony)

Iris math: Divide and multiply to add beauty

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.)

Newer grass varieties can help boost cool-season lawns this Fall