Vermont Garden Journal

There are more tasks to tackle to prep your trees, perennials and shrubs for winter.

Begin with certain garden chores to ready your gardens, raised beds and landscape for fall and winter.

For this year's autumn decorations, incorporate natural materials — some of which may already be in your landscape.

Kale is an excellent choice for late-season gardens, with multiple varieties that get sweeter with cool nights.

Chipmunks, squirrels and mice like to nibble on buried flowering bulbs. Learn how to deter them with some simple tips.

Tree and shrub roots need time to get established before the ground freezes.

Certain foliage and flowering annuals can thrive as indoor potted plants during the winter. Find out which ones and how to bring in cuttings.

Start growing these small shrubs now, and in a few years, hazelberts will produce nuts for you and nearby wildlife.

Include perennial flowers like helenium and Russian sage in your gardens. They'll bloom in late summer to extend color throughout the season.

An odd growth on blueberry bushes, leathery lichen and hungry deer are just a few of the late-summer issues plaguing listeners.