Teri Dunn Chace

Teri Dunn Chace is author of more than 35 gardening books, including Landscaping for Dummies and The Anxious Gardener’s Book of Answers. She lives in central New York. TeriChaceWriter.com

The Right Way to Close Down Your Garden
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The Right Way to Close Down Your Garden

Teri Dunn Chace | December 31, 2021

New guidance on how to care for your yard as the gardening year winds down. It can make all the difference for next year’s garden.

Green and Lush: Prepare Now for Next Year’s Lawn
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Green and Lush: Prepare Now for Next Year’s Lawn

Teri Dunn Chace | December 21, 2021

Fall is the best time to prepare your lawn so that it is lush and beautiful next spring. These steps will help you do it right.

Enjoy Home-Grown Veggies Well Into the Fall
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Enjoy Home-Grown Veggies Well Into the Fall

Teri Dunn Chace | November 30, 2021

Vegetable gardeners can keep their delicious home-grown crops coming. How to protect existing crops from the cold…what and how to plant in the fall.

The Bugs You Want in Your Garden

The Bugs You Want in Your Garden

Teri Dunn Chace | September 7, 2021

While bugs, beetles and other creepy-crawlies are not welcome indoors, stay your hand when you spot them outside! The realization…

Beyond Tomato Cages: Best Supports for Vegetables and Flowers

Beyond Tomato Cages: Best Supports for Vegetables and Flowers

Teri Dunn Chace | August 17, 2021

When your garden plants have flopped or threatened to keel over, you may have tried staking or cages. Sometimes that…

How to Keep Small, Furry Nibblers Out of Your Garden

How to Keep Small, Furry Nibblers Out of Your Garden

Teri Dunn Chace | July 1, 2021

Here is an arsenal of ideas to keep small, nibbling, destructive mammals—squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks (aka groundhogs) and rabbits—from destroying your precious vegetables.

Protect Your Rosebushes Through the Winter

Protect Your Rosebushes Through the Winter

Teri Dunn Chace | October 22, 2018

Even established rosebushes can suffer through winter, so here’s how to protect them.