In the midst of autumn, it's a great time to prepare for spring and ensure that your landscape is a stunning site with an array of colorful bulbs.

As your trees leave you the gift of autumn leaves, you're faced with that age old question: Should I rake or not?

As the days get cooler and shorter, nature puts on a gorgeous display of color as the leaves change — red, yellow, orange and, yes, even brown. In the fall, the trees show you their REAL color. Leaves are green due to chlorophyll and photosynthesis. But when the production of chlorophyll slows and then stops as the season begins to change, then the chlorophyll disappears completely and VOILA! We see the leaves in their true glory. A number of things factor into the change to fall colors.

There's an exciting new trend in gardening that's as beautiful as it is delicious.

The works of Richard Maltby and David Shire take center stage in the revue, "Starting Here, Starting Now."

It's fun adding decor to our gardens. But go too far and you'll end up in tacky territory.

Ponds on our property can add beauty and value. They can also add to our to-do list.

Right now is a great time to prepare our yards for the wildlife that will stop by in the snowy months ahead.

Fall brings us the opportunity to enjoy milder weather, which makes working in the yard that much more fun!

One of the joys of summer is biting into fresh melon. It can taste better still when you grow the melon yourself. Patrick Murphy has some advice. Melons are members of the cucurbit family. They love warm soil, warm weather and lots of water. Watermelons want a fast draining soil. Other cucurbits like pumpkins aren't so fussy about the soil. If you're going to grow different types of melons in the same patch, keep them apart in different rows. Plant your seeds right in the soil once the threat of