Create a winter wildlife station with bird feeders, fresh water and nearby shelter. Michelle shares ideas for keeping your garden busy through winter.

Michelle shares how she prepares her Zone 5 garden for winter, choosing what to cut back, what to leave standing and where to add lasting winter interest.

Keep Christmas greens fresh with tips for wreaths, porch pots and garland from The Landscape Connection, your garden and gift destination in Rockford, IL.

Learn what to cut back and what to leave standing during fall garden cleanup in Zone 5, plus tips for healthier beds, birds and beneficial insects.

Plant spring-flowering bulbs this fall in Zone 5. Michelle shares tips for planting tulips, daffodils and alliums for beautiful spring color.

Is it too late to plant in October? Michelle explains fall planting in Zone 5, frost vs. frozen ground, and what Rockford gardeners can still plant. Short-Tail SEO Keywords

Refresh summer containers for fall with mums, pansies, kale, grasses and other cool-season favorites suited to Northern Illinois gardens.

Learn when and how to divide and transplant perennials in fall, which plants to move and how to help them settle into a Zone 5 garden.

Discover why September is ideal for planting trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs in Zone 5, plus easy tips for successful fall planting.