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)

Connection with nature linked to longer and healthier lives

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)

Fall is ideal time to set home landscape up for spring success

(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

Buck (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Jim Cathey.)

Stay alert for deer while you’re on the road

Mowing the grass (iStock - stoncelli)

Service your lawnmower before winter weather hits

Use fallen leaves mixed with the proper amount of soil for a garden compost pile. (Photo by Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

Autumn garden advice for the Texas area

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.)

Are pumpkins a fruit or a vegetable?