Gardening Tips And Tricks For Late Autumn
When you feel that first solid bite in the
ground becomes frozen, and prepare your
dinner plate, or dig curving trenches and
breeze and you see the songbirds winging
tender but tenacious perennials for the
position the bulbs in the bottom. Water
their way south, and the trees are bursting
coming seasonal changes. Remember that
your bulbs after planting to stimulate the
with fire-laden hues, you know you can't
in the milder climates, bulbs can still be
roots to grow. Interplanting creates
be spending the weekend curled up by the
divided and transplanted. Plant hardy bulbs
maximum flowering in a tight space and
fireplace with a good book. Not for long.
anytime before the soil freezes, but it's best
eliminates bare spots when "dead" bulbs
While the weather is still gardener-friendly,
to plant them early enough so the root
don't grow. For a succession of blooms and
you must shorten your "to-do" lists for the
systems can grow before winter arrives. In
foliage, plant perennials around the bulb
coming of late fall and early winter. Now is
some climates, you can plant until
holes. As the bulb foliage dwindles, the
the time to attack your lawn and garden by
Thanksgiving or even Christmas. Late-
perennials will grow, camouflaging the
planting your spring bulbs, buying and
planted bulbs develop roots in the spring,
bulbs' yellowing leaves.
maintaining your trees and shrubs, doing
and may bloom late. But they'll arrive on
your late autumn lawn care, using
time by next year. Be sure to position the
Choosing Your Trees and Shrubs
common-sense watering strategies,
bulbs at their proper depth. They must be
October is a wonderful time to shop for
building a compost bin and making your
planted so their bottoms rest at a depth
trees and shrubs at the nursery. They're
own compost, controlling the many
two-and-a-half times each bulb's diameter.
now showing their best and brightest colors
common garden pests, and winning at the
In well-drained or sandy soil, plant an inch
there. You can plant them now and over the
weed-whacking war before the sudden
or two deeper to increase life and
next few months, so that strong, healthy
onset of the fickle, cold and all-enveloping
discourage rodents. Bulbs look best planted
roots will grow over the winter. You must
winter season.
in groups. So use a garden spade instead of
carefully plan out your landscape to choose
a bulb planter, which encourages you to
which trees you wish to plant for providing
Planting Your Perennials
plant singly. Set the bulbs side-by-side and
proper lawn coverage and the most
Plant the spring-flowering bulbs until the
plant groups of them in holes the size of a
beautiful scenery. When an appropriate tree