The poinsettia's small flowers are surrounded by colorful leaves called bracts. (Photo by Scott Bauer, Agricultural Research Service.)

Caring for poinsettias

Fall garden
Plant bulbs this fall to grow daffodils and other colorful flowers next spring. (Kansas State Unviersity Research and Extension.)

Now is the time to plant spring-flowering bulbs  

Green Tree in white ceramic pots on the wooden table. (Photo: iStock - Nirunya Juntoomma)

Moving cold-sensitive plants indoors  

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