Re-thinking Fall Garden Cleanup

Save time (and pollinators!) by re-thinking fall garden cleanup. Susan Studer King, an active leader in several local environmental and conservation groups, discusses the benefits of modifying - or even skipping - some of the traditional fall garden cleanup tasks. Learn about simple, inexpensive ways to create a more pollinator-friendly landscape and how to strategically "leave the leaves" to protect overwintering beneficial insects and keep the neighbors happy. Additionally, discover ways to easily create or expand foundation and garden beds, fall planting of native trees and shrubs, and timing and techniques to seed a low-maintenance pocket prairie.