For the garden, that is. Here's more timely advice from the experts:
Divide perennials and bulbs -
any plant more than 3 years old is ready for dividing...best divided in September...
Water trees and shrubs slowly and thoroughly right before first frost...
Stop feeding roses and other shrubs and perennials. Fertilizer encourages soft new growth which may become damaged over winter.(Source:Jackson&Perkins)
This autumn make it brilliantly colored by simply planting a mix of fall-blooming perennials, fruiting shrubs,and colorful trees ..making tiers of fascinating color and texture in late season...We know what you're thinking:"never been this easy or so affordable!"(Source:Jackson&Perkins)