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

Fall foliage (Photo: iStock - Zane Chambers)

What causes autumn leaves to change color?

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

Forests play a critical role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (Photo: Hank Stelzer, University of Missouri Extension forestry state specialist)

Report: Missouri forests play role in long-term carbon storage

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