spring cleaning

Home organisation advice is drawing attention as the season changes, with guidance highlighting five key areas of the house to declutter before spring arrives. Recommendations typically cover spots like closets, kitchens and entryways that accumulate clutter over winter. The trend reflects a seasonal push for spring cleaning, as people look for simple, practical ways to tidy up their living spaces and start the new season fresh.

Gardening guidance circulating this week lists seven tasks rose growers should complete in autumn to ensure healthy blooms next spring. Typical advice includes pruning, mulching, cleaning up fallen leaves and protecting roots before winter. Home gardeners are sharing and comparing the checklist as the season turns and beds need preparing for colder months.

Gardeners are being urged to get their fall cleanup done before winter sets in. Advice making the rounds includes clearing out dead annuals and diseased plant material, cutting back perennials, raking leaves for compost or mulch, protecting tender plants, and cleaning and storing tools. As temperatures drop, gardening writers and extension experts are publishing seasonal checklists to help home gardeners protect beds and soil over the cold months and get a head start on spring.

Farmers' Almanac advises gardeners to hold off on cutting back seven plants before winter, keeping them standing through the cold season. Leaving these plants intact is said to benefit gardens, offering food and shelter for wildlife and protecting plants so they return stronger in spring.

Gardeners are being reminded that winter is a key season for preparing beds, tools and soil ahead of spring. Advice lists circulating widely outline eight tasks experts say make a real difference come spring, from protecting perennials and mulching beds to pruning dormant plants, cleaning tools and planning next season's plantings while the garden rests.

A gardening advice column has published its November checklist, offering seasonal tasks and tips for gardeners heading into winter. The guidance typically covers protecting plants from frost, cleaning up beds, tool care and preparing soil for spring. Gardeners use such seasonal features to plan month-by-month yard work as temperatures drop.

Residents and installers in Palm Springs, California are facing questions over the city's permit fees for residential solar installations, which critics say add unnecessary costs to going solar. Local coverage highlights concerns that high permitting charges could discourage homeowners from adopting clean energy, even as California pushes broader solar adoption.