Frost are due again soon. We can expect them in September in upper New York State, throughout a great part of New England, in many parts of the Great Lakes states and throughout the northern Great Plains. Generally, the more prolonged the low temperatures of winter, the earlier frost comes. It takes a series of […]

Question: This is our first fall growing in the south. Growing down here is a a lot different than in Massachusetts where I grew up. What do we need to plant now for fall and to get ready for spring color? I cannot wait to see the Azaleas in bloom! Nancy, Mobile, Alabama Answer: Nancy, […]

Preparing for spring’s harvest of beauty is the task that will occupy Southern gardeners in September. Bulbs of all kinds should be put in now and iris beds refurbished. Don’t forget to sow seeds of annuals to hide the fading bulb foliage after your narcissus and hyacinths have bloomed next spring. NARCISSUS will bloom in […]

The September garden, it is true, cannot match the great burst of bloom that comes with the spring, from the first crocus, scillas and chionodoxas, on through the narcissus and tulips to the glorious splash of color the roses bring in June. Nevertheless there is much beauty around us – in some gardens actually more […]

The first damaging, frost sometimes arrives during the month of September. In and around New York City it may occur as early as the second or third week of the month, and those of as who live in valleys may be surprised by a frost even earlier than that. My neighbor whose place is on […]

Dry, desert-like air frequently spreads over this area in September, even along the Coast and up into northern California. Because of this, it’s a good idea to renew mulches and keep them moist, wet down walks and flower beds, wash off foliage of roses, shrubs, and trees. Water deeplyÑeven deciduous treesÑto prevent premature leaf drop […]

Throughout the Pacific Northwest and southern Alaska the ordering of spring-blooming bulbs is the first consideration in September gardening. Other garden activities vary in timing according to the climatic sub-division you happen to live in. First killing frosts usually hit Idaho, and eastern Oregon, and Washington in September. Between the Cascades and Coast Range killing […]

September is a glorious month in the north. It starts the harvest season and is the perfect vacation time. Warm days and cool evenings make it a good season to work in your garden, which will probably need it if yours is like mine after the summer. Important odds and ends. Check the roof drainage. […]

Summer heat and drought slowed down gardening in July and August, but September is the beginning of another planting season. Gardens become more colorful, and gardeners enjoy a new burst of ambition. Bulbs – Shipments are arriving and dealers everywhere are offering them for sale. Plant Madonna lilies, baby glads, lycoris, leucojums and calla lilies […]