While fall is the season that mums pop up in garden shops, there's a better alternative: bright, colorful ornamental cabbage, some of which are even edible.

Check your local freeze date to choose vegetables for October planting. Fast-maturing cool-season crops are ideal for late fall harvests. Hardy plants like garlic and kale go dormant in winter and ...

If you still have any warm-season annuals in your garden beds, they’re probably on their last legs and not looking so great.