Tags: ajuga, asters, calibrachoa, carex, chasmanthium, Chicago Botanic Garden, colorful, colors, container, fall, fall containers, fall gardening, fall planting, fertilizer, frost, growth habit, height, kale, leaves, lettuce, nature, ornamental grasses, outdoors, pansy, planting, plants, sage, soil, swiss chard, texture, tim pollak, trailing plants

Just because it’s fall doesn’t mean it’s time to put your garden to bed. Tim Pollak, outdoor floriculturist for the Chicago Botanic Garden, discusses fall plants that will enhance your garden with bright colors and texture and last well into the season. He also shows you how to create a spectacular fall container using plants [...]

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Tags: Chicago Botanic Garden, demonstrations, dividing perennials, fall, gardening tips, horticulture, hostas, how to gardening, midwest, moisture, perennials, plant care, planting, plants, roots, seasons, soil

Benjamin Carroll, Chicago Botanic Garden’s Senior Horticulturist, shares his expert tips on how to divide perennials. Fall is the perfect time for dividing perennials because of the cool air and moist soil.

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Tags: alliums, amaryllis, anemones, autumn, bulb sale, bulbs, Chicago Botanic Garden, crocus, daffodils, dwarf iris, events, fall, Fall Bulb Festival, family, fritillaria, fun, gardening, gladiolus, horticulture, hyacinths, lillies of the valley, muscari, October, plants, scilla, snowdrops, soil, spring, spring bulbs, tulips

Now is the perfect time to plant spring bulbs. Benjamin Carroll, Chicago Botanic Garden Senior Horticulturist, shares tips on how to correctly plant bulbs to ensure beautiful springtime blooms.

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Tags: annuals, asters, Chicago Botanic Garden, containers, fall, fall plants, gardening, home landscape, horticulture, kale, mums, perennials, planting tips, soil, water

Heather Sherwood, Chicago Botanic Garden Senior Horticulturist, shares her top 3 favorite plants for fall, and gives you tips on how to install and maintain beautiful fall containers.

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