“Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures.” - Henry Davis Thoreau. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
” - F. Scott Fitzgerald. “I love September, especially when we’re in it.
” - Willie Stargell. “That old September feeling, left over from school days, of summer passing, vacation nearly done, obligations gathering, books and football in the air..
.Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in that annual autumnal beginning, as if last year’s mistakes had been wiped clean by summer.” - Wallace Stegner.
August is almost over and fall is just over three weeks out. It’s been a hot summer but now is the time to think about getting active in the landscape once again. Transitioning into fall offers opportunities to work with your plants, change the landscape, and prepare the site for the new planting of herbaceous and woody plant materials.
As September comes, your landscape focus should include the following items as they relate to your individual needs. Birds: Make the necessary preparations to help our local feathered friends in the hunt for food this fall and winter season. Start by cleaning existing feeders and placing them in strategic locations for bird activity and window viewing which will provide much enjoyment from the comfort of your home.
Replace bird food as necessary to insure an adequate supply for their survival. Also left undisturbed, the dry seed heads on many of .