Some advice from Better Homes and Gardens for fall gardening tasks:
* Mulch and regularly water newly planted conifers.
* Plant trees such as oak, holly, and beautyberry.
* Clean up rotten, fallen crops and leaves from fruit trees.
* Rake and compost leaves.
* Cut back perennials to 6 inches above the soil.
* Dig up and store non-hardy bulbs.
* Divide and replant overcrowded perennials.
* Plant cool-season annuals.
* Plant spring-flowering bulbs.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
