Most of the perennials that are going to be moved this fall have been. That's the good news.  The bad news is I have to finish up building the gardens this fall before I can move more plants next spring. And there's still a ton to go.

I even had to tuck some great looking new shrubs from Proven Winners into a holding bed because the gardens weren't ready for them.  They'll get moved next spring as well.

Got busy finishing up some reviews this week - and have several books and other things (not to mention a ton of plant reviews) to write about.

The really good news is the big raised bed vegetable garden did its job and we learned quite a bit (mostly about not growing too many plants again).  Next year, I'm getting strict about this and only growing what we can fit into the darn garden and what we can maintain.

New Layers of Mulch Now

Laying mulch over the vegetable garden as we "destroy-harvest" (finish harvesting plants for the season and pull them out).  I need to get a more even water level in the soil next year and mulch is the easiest way to do that. Say goodbye to swings between very wet and very dry.

Also changing up our compost system but more on that later when it's all done.

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Move Shrubs Now

Luckily I only have a few big old evergreen shrubs to move this fall and I hope to have them done in the next two weeks.  I'll spray with an antidesiccant to stop them from losing water and then dig/move and soak them in.  They'll never know they've been moved.


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Deer Control Starts Now

I also started painting all the trees with anti-deer "stuff".  As the grass disappears, the darn pests will be into the young trees looking for a snack.  If I get them trained right now to avoid the trees, there's a better chance of survival when winter really rolls in and the deer "remember" those aren't edible.  At least that's my theory and thinking.  I have no idea whether this works or not and nope, I'm not going to plant some deer food as a trial.

Whether a deer can be trained or not - now is the time to start deer proofing your garden.

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Questions.   

I've slightly switched up the Q&A format on the perennial gardening website.  You may want to check it out if you have any questions about perennial flower gardening.


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Featured Ebook

Let me suggest you check out the Compost eBook.  You'll find it answers all your garden compost questions.





Stuff to Read

Poulan Chain Saw Review - where I rip this one to bits


Fiskars Hand Pruner Review  good pruners for home gardeners



Best Perennial Flowers for Hummingbird Garden





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 A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.

Liberty Hyde Bailey