33 DIY Gardening Ideas for Fall

Finished 33 DIY Gardening for Fall, a completed DIY project

Wanting to garden but not sure what to plant this fall? Whether you were born with a green thumb or a beginning gardener, these easy to follow step by step gardening tutorials will show you how to grow all kinds of cool things. From hydrangeas to garlic, a salsa garden to an herb garden, these DIY ideas are some of the best around. Create a beautiful garden this weekend with these awesome and lovely planting and gardening ideas.

Gardening Ideas for Fall

1. Grow A Backyard Pumpkin Patch

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2. Turn A Pumpkin Into A Floral Vase

The Design Twins

Fall garden project, seasonal planting inspiration and end-of-season garden care, featuring a pumpkin turned into a floral — Turn A Pumpkin Into A Floral Vase. (Image credit: The Design Twins)

A pumpkin doing double duty as a flower vase. You hollow one out and fill it with roses and hydrangeas, then set it right where a store bought centerpiece would have gone. Scooping out the guts is the tedious part, so I put a pumpkin gutter attachment on my drill and let it do the work (messy, and absolutely worth it). This is the fall centerpiece people assume you paid a florist for. Get the full tutorial from The Design Twins.

3. Fall Gardening Tips For Beginners

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4. Build Healthy Soil During Fall

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5. Ornamental Cabbage And 17 More Fall Container Plants

Gardener’s Oasis

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Plant a vegetable you have no intention of eating. This one is a run-down of 18 plants that hold up in a fall container, with ornamental cabbage sitting at number two on the list. Give it full sun and cool weather and the leaves keep their color, purple, pink, green or white, right up until frost with nothing to deadhead (it’s called flowering kale, but the leaves are doing all the work). People hand me the decor committee because they know I’ll go overboard and never stop, so a list like this one is dangerous in my hands and very good in yours. Copy the photo, cabbage low in the middle where the ruffles show with dusty miller and blue lobelia around it, and your porch pot will look planned instead of thrown together, which is the entire difference between a good fall pot and a sad one. The rest of the plant list is at Gardener’s Oasis.

6. Fall Gardening Guide

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7. Start A Fall Vegetable Garden

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8. Fall Container Garden, Vegetables and Flowers Together

Dogwoods & Dandelions

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A fall container does not have to be just mums and pumpkins, you can grow a genuinely useful garden in the same pot. This idea shows how to mix cool weather vegetables like lettuce, kale, and carrots with a few flowers such as pansies, mums, and heuchera tucked in for color. It walks through timing your planting around your first frost date so everything actually has time to mature, plus a few tried and true container combinations to copy. A great way to get more out of your fall containers than just a seasonal look. Get the full guide from Dogwoods & Dandelions.

9. Grow Great Garlic

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10. Easy Fall Planter With Daisies And Heuchera

Suburble

Seasonal yard idea, practical outdoor project featuring the finished easy fall planter with daisies and heuchera — Easy Fall Planter With Daisies And Heuchera. (Image credit: Suburble)

Not every fall container has to be orange. You set white daisies against dark heuchera (that contrast is doing all the work) and let something trailing spill over the rim so it doesn’t look like a bouquet stuck in a pot. Container gardening is honestly not my strong suit. I keep an herb garden going and that’s about where my green thumb stops, which is exactly why I like fall gardening ideas this specific: copy the combination and it works. See the whole planter step by step at Suburble.

11. Fall Container In 3 Easy Steps

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12. Fall Whiskey Barrel

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13. Mason Jar Herb Garden

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14. Fall Gardening For Beginners

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15. Iris Easy Fall Care

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16. Cinder Block Raised Garden Bed

DIY Joy

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Fall is the perfect time to build a raised bed so it is ready to plant the moment the weather warms, and cinder blocks make it fast and cheap. You stack the blocks into a frame, no mortar needed, and even use the little block pockets to tuck in herbs or flowers. It is a sturdy, no fuss garden upgrade that will last for years. Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.

17. Grow Spinach In Pots

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18. Fall Blooming Flowers For The Bees

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19. Raspberry Bushes Gardening Tips

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20. Compost From Kitchen Scraps

DIY Joy

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Fall is prime composting season with all those fallen leaves, and turning kitchen scraps into compost is easier than you think. You layer greens and browns, keep it turned, and let nature break it down into rich, free soil for spring planting. It is one of the most rewarding gardening habits you can start this season. Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.

21. Plants For Fall Crops

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22. Grow Pumpkins In A Pot

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23. Transplanting Rhubarbs

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24. Best Herbs For Your Fall Garden

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25. Essential Guide To Hydrangeas

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26. How Long Do Potted Mums Last

Creative Homemaking

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The reason your porch mums look incredible for one week and then quietly give up. This one covers how much water potted mums actually want (the watering is most of the battle) plus the general care that keeps them blooming later into fall. Most of us treat a plant that cheap as disposable and just buy the next round, and I’d much rather hand you the fix. Get all the care details at Creative Homemaking.

27. Fall Planter

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28. Pruning Perennials For Fall

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29. Brick Raised Garden Planter

DIY Joy

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A brick raised garden planter is a beautiful, permanent way to define your beds, and fall is a great time to build one. You lay the bricks into a tidy frame and fill it with good soil, giving your plants better drainage and warmer roots. It adds instant structure and charm to the garden. Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.

30. Growing Lavender Plants

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31. Grow A Salsa Garden

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32. Grow Organic Onions

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33. Putting Vegetables Bed To Bed

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