Autumn in Vermont

Vermont Public staffers celebrated the fall season — and the year of the camelids — at a wool spinning class, apple orchard and potato plot.

A Vermont forest health expert says leaf peepers can expect vibrant peak foliage from late September into early October.

There’s a high probability this fall will be warmer and wetter than normal, according to a prediction from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center.

For a second year in a row, the town of Reading is closing Jenne Road, which is said to have one of the most photographed views in Vermont, to non-local traffic. The decision comes after local complaints about vehicle congestion on the road during peak foliage.

The warmer temperatures that lingered into early fall means you still have time to get digging in the soil before it freezes. Use this opportunity to plant flowering bulbs soon for a big reward next spring!

Got begonias, fuschia and geraniums still growing in containers on your back porch? Now is the time to bring these tender annuals indoors to overwinter.

Color outside of the lines when it comes to fall decorations this season. Instead of just traditional orange pumpkins and yellow hardy mums, get inspired by some of the pastel-colored blue and pink pumpkins, winter squash and gourds then pair them up with bright mums and fall greenery.

A vacuum can safely remove ladybugs from inside your house. Ladybugs can crawl through tiny spaces and use your home as their winter hibernation location.

You may need to fight off every urge to rake right now. Instead, try taking a deep breath and embracing numerous ways those fallen leaves can benefit your lawn, flowers, compost pile and more.