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Seasonal Gardening

Season-by-season garden tasks and how to protect plants from frost, heat, heavy rain and drought.

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How to Prevent Soil Erosion During Heavy Rain

How to Prevent Soil Erosion During Heavy Rain

Learn effective strategies to protect your garden beds and prevent garden soil erosion during heavy rain with ground covers, swales, and other simple techniques.

Garden Talk Online Editors Oct 22, 2026
How to Harden Off Plants Before the First Frost

How to Harden Off Plants Before the First Frost

Hardening off is the essential process of gradually acclimating indoor-started or frost-sensitive plants to cooler outdoor conditions before the first frost arrives.

Garden Talk Online Editors Oct 22, 2026

Gardening is a year-round conversation with the seasons. Each shift in weather brings a new set of tasks, opportunities, and challenges to your yard, containers, and houseplants. Our Seasonal Gardening section is designed to help you stay in sync with nature's calendar, providing timely advice to nurture your garden through every phase of the year.

Whether you're planning spring blooms, protecting summer vegetables from a heatwave, or putting the garden to bed in the fall, we cover the essential to-dos. This section is for every home gardener looking to build confidence and success by working with the seasons, not against them.

What you'll find here

  • Comprehensive Seasonal Guides that break down monthly and quarterly tasks.
  • Practical strategies in our Weather Challenges section for handling frost, drought, and heavy rain.
  • A foundational Seasonal Gardening Guide outlining what to do in spring, summer, fall, and winter.
  • Tips for adjusting care routines for trees, shrubs, perennials, and lawns as temperatures change.
  • Guidance on seasonal planting, pruning, and soil care to keep your garden thriving.