- Replace spent annuals with winter pansies, winter kale and/or grasses.
- Prepare soil for autumn planting.
- Plant spring bulbs.
- Dig and store tender bulbs like Dahlias and Cannas.
- Rake and remove fallen leaves.
- Cut back spent perennials/biennials.
- Stop pruning roses.
- Fertilize trees, shrubs and perennials one last time as this will produce stronger plants.
- Plant peonies, poppies, irises.
- Add winter mulch.
- Divide and transplant perennials and ground covers. Pot some for the May plant sale.
- Plant bare-root trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines.
- Transplant roses.
- Plant bare-root roses.
(Thanks to Bob Tuckey from The Natural Gardener)