Want Orange Leaves? Plant White Oak
If you enjoy the colors of fall, check out this list. It tells you which trees you should plant, based on leaf color.

What Causes Leaves to Change Color?
Forget leafing through your old science book. Here's a quick article to explain why leaves change color.

Wreaths are More than Just Decorations
Wreaths have been used as war symbols, as well as house identifiers. Learn more about wreaths and how to decorate with them.

Fall Foliage Dates
When are the peak times to see the most color? Check out our map below.

No Need for Blanching!
Not every vegetable has to be blanched for freezing. Here are some

Natural Ways to Keep Bugs Away!
Summer is such a wonderful time, but those mosquitoes can really be a pain. Learn how to naturally keep them away.

Mulching Tips For the Organic Gardener
Late fall is a good time to mulch - and protect your outdoor plants. Learn more.

Stevia: A Natural (and Unknown) Sweetener
Stevia is very sweet, has no calories and is easy to grow. Try it.

7 Easy Ways to Make Your Roses Last Longer
Find out how to keep your flowers blooming longer.

Flower Arranging Basics
Receive flowers for Valentine's Day? Learn some basics about the best ways to arrange them.

Blanching Basics for Vegetables
You can still keep vegetables and fruits fresh tasting, even if you freeze them. Learn how.

8 Things to do on Thanksgiving Besides Watch Football
The meal is complete, the dishes are done and it’s time to be with family and friends. Now what?

Keep Fido safe this Holiday Season
Pets, like children, can get in harms way during the holidays. Make sure your home is safe.

Sore Throat Secrets
From Chamomile tea to Slippery Elm bark, there are many natural ways to ease the discomfort of a sore throat.

Collard Greens
Want a prosperous new year? Try eating collard greens this New Year’s Day.

The Powers of Vinegar
Running out of household ideas that are simple and inexpensive to do? Try opening your closet and digging out that bottle of vinegar.

Helpful Herbal Hints
Drying herbs can be done with these simple steps.

What can you do with an armful of rhubarb?

Relief from Dandruff
Getting relief from dandruff can be hard at times. Below are a few home remedies that may help an often embarrassing condition.

Can Acorns Predict a Rough Winter?
Natural Signs of a Bad Winter

Uninvited Garden Guests: and some natural ways to discourage them
Learn how to naturally discourage deer, slugs, moles and other pests from visiting your garden.

Extreme Weather Stories
Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Thunderstorms Did hail wreck your car? Wonder why hurricanes form? Do you live in an area prone to twisters? Check out this informative and interesting story about extreme weather conditions.

Plant for Taste
Looking for something else to grow and eat besides vegetables? Consider adding flowers to your list of potential snacks, or as additions to your salad bowl. Here are a few tips and rules for your health, when it comes to munching on flower blossoms.

What is a Shamrock?
The shamrock is more than a symbol of luck, it has vast religious and historical meaning to St. Patrick and his followers.

Easy Ways to Preserve our Earth
We can all do something to help preserve our earth. It doesn't have to be difficult.

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
Are afternoons of lying in the grass pondering cloud shapes, evenings of watching sunsets, or mornings of counting snowflakes as they hit the windowpane all but extinct? Will we ever spend another hour or even a minute alone with our own thoughts? What incredible daydreams will never be had because we just simply do not have the time?

Fall Garden Cleanup Checklist
Here’s a basic checklist to use as you put your gardens to bed for the year.

What is aloe good for?
Aloe, a popular houseplant, has a long history as a multipurpose folk remedy.

Make Your Own Tea
Next time you're in the mood for a cup of hot or cold tea, why not head to your garden? Herbal teas can be mad from herbs grown in your backyard or patio.

lunar eclipse
Choosing a date for your wedding is a big decision. Check out this old wedding lore rhyme.

A Gardener's Guide to Frost
How to predict when it's coming and what to do about it It's almost fall. Temperatures begin to cool down, but your gardens still look so nice. How do you know when frost may hit and if it will harm your plants? Learn the signs and precautions you should take.

Fall Forecast Looks Wet
Soggy season could hamper leaf peeking

Are You Ready for Fall?
Inside and Out? Fall is here! Here's a useful checklist for inside and outside chores that should be done before the cooler weather hits full force.

How Punny Are You?
Halloween Puns & Fun

Did Smelly Feet Ruin Valentine's Dinner?
Ahh Valentine's Day. A day to rekindle the romance. The flowers are on the table, the candles are lit, but what is that smell?

Bringing Herbs Indoors
If your area has not had a killing frost yet, you may still have time to bring your herbs indoor for year-round fresh ingredients.

October's Full Moon
Each month the full moon has a name that dates back to Native Americans. October is the full Hunter's Moon. Find out why here.

Soothe Minor Burns
With Every Day Cures The cooking/baking season is upon us. Burns in the kitchen happen all the time. Find out what simple, natural cures can help soothe the burn.

Holiday Plants: How Safe are They?
Are poinsettias really that toxic? Learn the truth behind the health risks of some popular holiday plants.

Peppermint: More than just a popular flavor
Got a headache? Sore throat? Upset stomach? Try peppermint! This popular flavor has some interesting healing properties.

What are frostbite and hypothermia?
The cold weather is here. Learn how to recognize and protect you and your loved ones from frostbite and hypothermia.

Flu or Cold - How can you tell?
Sneezing? Coughing? Fever? Learn helpful ways to distinguish between a cold and the flu.

Go GREEN when you Clean
Tired of the toxic and expensive house cleaning supplies? Check out a few of our favorite home-made, greener choices.

Easy Ways to Compost
Don't throw it away! Compost it! It's better for the environment and for your gardens.

Is it going to rain?
Learn the signs. Are there signs from nature that indicate when rain will fall? Check out some of our favorite rainy day clues.

An Early St. Patrick's Day!
St. Patrick's Day is usually celebrated on the 17th of March, but not this year.

Wedding Contest Results?!
Winners, Lore, and More! Farmers' Almanac Worst Wedding Weather Contest voting is over. Learn how our Top Ten campaigned for the most votes, and when the winning couple will be announced.

5 Fun Cures for Spring Fever
Is the ideas of warm weather making you anxious to get outdoors? Check out some fun ways to enjoy spring, even if you still have snow outside.

Springtime Often Means MUD Time
Tips and tricks to keep mud outside. Warmer weather means melting. Melting often leads to mud. Find some helpful ways to keep mud to a minimum this season.

Have you Exercised your Senses Lately
Tune into life's simple pleasures by exercising your senses. Learn how here.

Seven Natural Ways to Soothe Sunburn
Sunburn can catch you off guard, even when you use sun block. Here are some natural ways to help east the pain of sunburned skin.

7 Pet-Proof Garden Tips
For a nicer garden and happier pet. Is the family dog trampling on your newly planted flower garden? Are neighborhood cats using your garden as a litter box? Check out our top tips for keeping pets out of gardens.

Test Your Food Trivia
Strange but true food facts. See how many you know.

Hungry? Think Blue!
July is National Blueberry Month. July is the best time to eat more blueberries. They're healthy, patriotic, and tasty!

Fire Up the Grill

Roasted Pumpkin Salad
Eating this salad is a flavorful adventure

Poached Salmon Steaks With Egg Sauce And Peas
Poached salmon with a rich egg sauce makes a lovely light lunch!

Smoked Chicken Roll Ups
Dinner in a hurry can be as simple as rolling up a tortilla.

French-Style Beef Roast

Butterscotch

Chow Chow
In the south, and particularly in the mountains, chow-chow is a favorite relish to be eaten with a bowl of pinto beans!

Spaghetti Sauce
A recipe for fresh tomato sauce for spaghetti. Recipe ingredients include tomatoes, cumin, parsley, garlic, salt, mushrooms and ...

Tomato Halves with Herbs
This is a great recipe with an endless number of uses!

Paella
This is a wonderful dish from my grandma, Blanche Bianco. It's pretty and you need just one pot.

Chicken and Fruit Salad
This salad can be varied with the seasons. In summer use your favorite type of fruit!

Crab Bisque

Five Cup Salad

Red, White & Green Salad

Ripe Olive Salad
This olive mix will kick up any holiday meal!

Cabbage Rolls

Cuban Shrimp Creole

Leaves Show Undersides: Weather Proverb
Did you know that when leaves show their undersides you can predict the weather? Learn more from Farmers' Almanac's Pete Geiger.

Spotlight on Herbs: Thyme
Thyme is a mint that produces small, lavendar leaves and is often used in soups and gumbos.

Spotlight on Herbs: Parsley
Parsley can be used as a garnish because of its decorative, curly leaves and can be used to garnish a cheese plate.

xThe Orginal Magnolia Wreath
This beautiful handmade Magnolia Company wreath has the perfect blend of copper and green leaves for any holiday door. Wreaths and Garland available August thru December!

Flavors of Fall Recipe Book
Colorful leaves, apples, cider . . . celebrate the best fall with this enchanting book! Flavors of Fall is filed with irresistible recipes and clever tips to help you enjoy the autumn season. Try making halftime cheese ball, autumn apple...

Fall, Family & Friends Cookbook
Crisp days with bright blue skies, wood smoke in the air and crunchy leaves under foot...everything we love about fall is tucked into our clever cookbook! With recipes perfect for sharing at the tailgating party or in front of a...

WheelEasy Yard Cart
The wheel easy is not a wheelbarrow. It's the next step in the evolution of wheelbarrows. The WheelEasy is a collapsible yard cart. This is the ideal product for yard work ranging from collecting weeds,spreading bark to...

Harvesting and Drying Herbs
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Gardener’s Soap Recipe
June 21, 2006 8:04 AM

Magnolia Wreath
October 22, 2005 6:09 PM

Beautiful foliage harder to find this year!
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Fresh From the Garden Cooking
July 29, 2005 2:48 PM

Autumn is a Season We Love
October 3, 2005 8:22 AM

Making a List for Spring Planting of Evergreen Wreath Materials
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Drying a Bouquet of Hydrangeas Naturally
August 24, 2005 8:24 AM

Invite Rhubarb to your Garden
March 11, 2008 1:42 PM

Apple Cider Vinegar Uses and Recipes
May 25, 2006 12:22 PM

Rose Gardening Tips
May 22, 2006 10:26 AM

Transitioning Mums From the Pot to Your Garden
October 19, 2005 9:12 AM

Tummy Ache Tea to the Rescue
November 9, 2005 10:01 AM

Buying & Caring Tips for Potted Poinsettia
December 5, 2005 12:15 PM

Meetings with Remarkable Trees
July 8, 2005 4:45 PM

Signs of Rain
August 17, 2005 11:35 AM

Growing Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day
March 13, 2006 1:44 PM

The Many Colors of Nature
January 18, 2008 10:14 AM

Cut Flower Care
February 15, 2006 1:47 PM

Freezing the Harvest without Blanching
August 14, 2006 10:58 AM

Sometimes it's what's left behind . . .
February 15, 2008 6:34 PM

Bringing the Garden to the Table
August 21, 2006 11:04 AM

On the Road With The Head Farmhand - Post #2
October 14, 2006 8:38 PM

Farmers’ Almanac Top Recycling Ideas (beyond paper).
May 27, 2008 12:53 AM

Hanging Basket Plant Care Tips
August 2, 2006 8:05 AM

Vinegar Rocks!
January 16, 2007 9:20 AM

Summer Mulching Time
July 11, 2006 10:43 AM

The SECRET is OUT!
August 27, 2007 9:20 AM

Keeping Mosquitoes at Bay
July 14, 2006 11:56 AM

Miscellaneous Cooking, Kitchen and Other Tips
August 30, 2005 3:24 PM

What’s inside the 2008 Farmers’ Almanac? Take a peek…
Farmers’ Almanac Weather Predictions - The Tradition ContinuesWith more weather than another almanac, the 2008 Farmers’ Almanac contains 16 months of weather – starting with September 2007 and going through December 2008. Be the first to know when the snow...

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings
View More Farmers' Almanac TV Videos » Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full...