Though I hate to think of it as late summer, the realization that Labor day is right around the corner, brings my mind to that conclusion. With this in mind, I realize all the things in the garden that I still need to get done. Things need weeding, mulching, dividing, moving and with this weather......watering. Now is the time to start thinking of where I may want to put bulbs for the spring garden, or some spring flowering plants. Mums will be here soon and a few added to the garden will give me years of fall color.
   I mention all of these things because fall is a great time to plant. Plants planted in the fall get a jump start on next year. They will be double the size of any you could add in the spring. That extra six months of root growth in the ground will do wonders.
   So off to the garden I go, now that I have a sense of urgency. Happy gardening and get out there and work in that garden, because all to soon we will have to put our gardens to bed for the winter.