Gracious Gardening Staff

Doing fall work on your yard prepares it to rest for the winter, and allows it to grow even better next spring. Most of...

  Before the first freeze Sometimes it’s hard to imagine months ahead what we want our spring garden and yard to look like. Yet, now is...

  We all had an abundant amount of tomatoes and cucumbers that matured during the season. It seemed like it happened all at once over...

It’s the time of the year when you are getting all the harvesting done from your garden. You have worked all summer to bring...

Meeting the fertilizer needs of your fall blooming perennials doesn’t have to be a mystery. There is a right way to do it that...

We've been looking at how our fruit-bearing plants fare at the end of summer. We shouldn't, however, neglect all the necessary care for our...

Hey, it sure is comfortable out working in the garden in late summer. There's some harvesting to be done while the weather gets a...

As always, we learned a few things about our irrigation systems over the summer. There were times when we had to learn things the...

A cold frame is a means to give tender plants a gentler dormancy through the winter months. It will extend the life of a...

We all love to see wildlife and especially deer, but we don't want them in our garden eating our plants. Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural...

Bloom blooms everywhere The fall foliage is such a beautiful sight, and the smell is even better. We always had flowers year-round, because my grandmother...

I love flowers and plants. I think being surrounded by such beauty brings tranquility and happiness, and I’ve always dreamed of having a vibrant...

There's a lot more debate to pruning raspberries than is really necessary, especially when we talk about pruning them in the fall. A lot...

If you are interested in having nice flowers or just some fresh food for the fall and winter, there are plants that will produce...

Do you love the way your home is full of fresh looking flowers during these summer months? Don't you wish your house could stay...

Ants can be the bane of our existence. They come into our gardens and protect nasty plant-killing bugs, and they find any possible crack...

Potted plants can be both a blessing and curse depending on their care. On one hand, it’s very easy to care for your potted...

Fencing is very functional. It can be used as a barrier to keep things out or keep things, like a dog or other people,...

We all know that mosquitoes can be a great nuisance, especially with this warm weather. The good news, however, is that apart from chemicals,...