Before the first frost or freeze of the growing season arrives, I’m on a mission: Save my plants! Indoors, I take stock of my houseplant collection and toss any that aren’t looking their best to make way for plants that will come indoors for the winter. Since my space is limited and I don’t have a greenhouse, I have to be choosy and a little heartless (Sorry, leggy pothos . You’ve got to go!).

I also walk around outside and decide what plants are going to come indoors. I try to take this informal inventory sooner rather than later, not when the frost/freeze alert pops up on my phone. I’ve learned it’s no fun scrambling around trying to figure out which plants to save or sacrifice when you’re under pressure, daylight is fading, and the temperatures are dropping.

I also do a reality

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