- Plan a new flower bed for next year. Fall is a great time to prepare the bed and amend the soil.
- Rake fallen leaves and compost. Discard diseased leaves, twigs and fruit.
- hardy spring flowering bulbs can still be planted outside until the ground freezes.
- Plant spring bulbs in containers for inside forcing. Add a little bit of spring in the winter months to come!
- Cut foliage of perennials back to ground after a few hard freezes. Leave interesting seed heads and ornamental grasses for winter interest.
- Drain and store garden hoses.
- Store garden chemicals in an area above 40 degrees. Keep out of reach of children and animals.
- Protect trunks of young, think barked trees, such as Ash, Maple and Linden from winter sun scald by wrapping trunks with a commercial tree wrap. Remove tree wrap in spring.
- A cylinder of hardware cloth, chicken wire or fencing around plants provides a good defense against rabbits, mice and deer that feed and damage bark and twigs of plants.
