I'm looking forward to the change of seasons too. My lawn needs attention from the drought, and I am planning on planting some bulbs, although I don't know which ones yet, and also mums and ornamental cabbages. In addition, I would like to put in some more border shrubs and trees, which I hope to add a few of this year still.

Anyone want to finance these things for me? LOL ; )

Mass planting scilla and lillies this Fall... maybe a good qty of dutch iris too

Goldenrod's starting to bloom here in central Mass.

I think my mystery weeds might be goldenrods. They look about ready to bloom. I can't wait, they are huge. (The neighbors must LOVE me and my mystery weed collection.)

sienna, I'd like to be your neighbor - I love mystery weeds! Right now I've started moving things around in my south fence border garden. Good news: it's starting to look good. Bad news: every garden on the property (and I have a lot for a small property!) needs to be reorganized. I'll be busy all fall.

Hi,

I am also looking forward to moving things around and hopefully adding a few things this fall, including bulbs. You might find the linked thread about bulbs interesting.
Adam

Here is a link that might be useful: Bulbs for the spring garden

Well, I told myself that I wasn't going to buy any plants this fall, because I have tons of perennials in pots. I told myself I was going to be good, and spend my time making new beds for these potted perennials before buying more. I told myself I was only going to buy a few bulbs.

I went to Bluestone's site the other day to look up one plant. I can't even remember what that one plant was, but I do have a list of plants worth over $250 saved in my cart, awaiting the hit of the "submit order" button...

Still haven't looked at bulbs yet...

:)
Dee

Dee,

Come on, hit the "submit order" button. You can do it. Just think of the money you're saving! LOL

Dee, Better yet, share your list with us. I'm interested in what's on it.

I'm like you. I vowed to my partner that I wouldn't spend any more money on plants. It's my money but he is concerned for my welfare and trying to help me curb my obsessive tendencies. :-) Well, yesterday I went to Home Depot just to buy a soaker hose. It's not my fault the HD-Nashua had a great selection of phlox, lavender, that smoke bush I wanted, penstemon, Gaura Lindheimeri,and perovskia atriplicifolia. Good news, I did get the soaker hose.

One of my main fall projects is the creation of a bog garden. I have one started but now realize, as wet as the area is, it doesn't have the water table necessary for a truer bog. So for one portion of it, I'm digging up the plants and inserting a pond liner and a bit of irrigation. I'll then replant.

LOL Bomber I had to smile while reading your post, plnats just seem to jump into my cart whenever I go to stores w/ nurseries, even if I'm just there for lightbulbs. Either the price is too good to pass up or it's something unusal I just have to try. I bought some fountain grassess last night at the Big Y. :>)
Sami

LOL, Bomber, at least you did remember to buy the soaker hose. I usually end up buying everything but what I went for!

I'm a bit hesitant to share my Bluestone list just yet, because I'd have to go back to their site to refresh my memory, and I'm afraid the list will get longer, lol! I definitely have to pare it down, or I won't have money for bulbs. Sheesh, I never used to use my credit card until I got internet access, and now it's just too darn easy to spend money on plants on-line. Just a click of the mouse! I guess the upside is that that's pretty much all I spend money on - at least with my credit card!

:)
Dee

siennaCT -
Well, I as others will be doing some reorganizing and redesigns this Fall and I'm excited.
Will also be removing some things that I've tried to like and don't, so they're out to friends.
Many of the plants, shrubs, and trees that I've been coddling from seed, graft and root in my Trial Bed, will be moved to there final (yea sure...) resting places in beds around the property.
I also am going to purchase LOTS of bulby things this fall: allium, tulips, iris reticulata, daffs. This due to most of the gardens now reaching about 6 yrs old and replanting of at least tulips is due.
Best,
PP

The big, ongoing projects are:

Finishing edging the beds with the bricks my neighbor gave me

Finish paving paths and laying a small patio

Work on lattice between the cedar arbor posts.

Finish double digging the last planned (for now) bed. This is a nasty job because what's left is about half bedrock. It seems reasonable well broken, but we haven't really gotten that far into it yet.

I'm not planning any major plant purchases, which is probably just as well because I have to buy a new lawn tractor today or tomorrow. The old one has a bad engine, and I'm not doing well at imagining life without one.

How did these projects work out?