The Monthly Gardener

As part of the Home section’s growing online content, an expanded version of Robert Smaus’ seasonal garden advice is now available online every day instead of just once a month. Look for suggestions of what to buy at the nursery now, how to protect against Santa Ana winds, how lengthening shadows may affect your plants and why those pesky wasps and spiders aren’t such bad things. The gardener’s September checklist awaits at latimes.com/home.