Home > News Archive > 2005 > October > Get it Growing > Greens Among Southern Favorites [Image: Get It Growing] (For Release On Or After 10/28/05) In the South, the term "greens" refers to vegetables whose leaves are eaten when cooked until tender. During the cool fall season, mustard, turnips, collards and other greens flourish in the vegetable garden. Tropical Plants Need Winter Shelter [Image: Get It Growing] (For Release On Or After 10/21/05) As the weather cools down and nights get nippy over the next few weeks, gardeners need to decide what to do with their outdoor tropical plants that are in containers. Chrysanthemums Bring Brilliant Color To Fall Gardens [Image: Get It Growing] (For Release On Or After 10/07/05) It seems that everywhere you look in October you see chrysanthemums blooming. Widely available and relatively inexpensive, they are almost indispensable for providing quick color to the fall landscape. Spring Flowers Require Early Planting Of Bulbs [Image: Get It Growing] (For Release On Or After 10/14/05) Like most gardeners, I occasionally love to seize the moment and plant something on a whim. But for spring flowering bulbs, that approach simply isn’t practical.