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October Check List

Plant of the Month

Fall has barreled in with fabulous weather, if you like being outside. So, let's get busy . . .

It's time to plant trees and shrubs and we are loaded with fresh everything. You may be thinking Spring is better but NO. Trees and shrubs will be happy tucked away in the ground for winter and will actually be putting on root growth through the milder fall and winter days. This provides your plants with a great support system when it's time for them to wake up in spring. You'll also save on your water bill as plants don't need as much water through fall and none in the winter.

Get your Fescue grass seed planted now. If its new ground or you're over seeding existing grass, aerate your lawn first then spread seed and fertilizer. Keep it moderately moist till we begin to get regular rainfall.

If you have Bermuda grass and would like a green lawn through winter, over seed with annual Rye. Warning, you may have to cut grass off season! Aerate, seed and fertilize as above.

Plant your pansies now. Don't wait. They need this early planting so they'll be well rooted as we get colder. They'll provide you with color throughout winter into spring in ground or containers.

Most bulbs like to be planted in Spring so go grab your fave's and get to it. You will typically need to dig down about 6-8". A bulb planter is convenient if your ground isn't hard as a rock. I you want small masses of color dig one wide hole, i.e. 2' x 3', and plant several bulbs of equal sized flowers and wait for the show in spring.

If you want to cut back your Japanese Beetle population next year you can spread a grub killer or the non-toxic bacteria called Milky Spore. You may notice more little holes dug up in your yard right now and that's because the Japanese Beetle grubs are feeding voraciously so they are easier to eliminate. This will also stop a lot of the digging from the armadillos and other critters that love to feed on the grubs.

Happy Gardening Everyone!

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came—
The Ashes, Oaks and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand;
Miss Weather led the dancing;
Professor Wind, the band...
The sight was like a rainbow
New-fallen from the sky...

~George Cooper, "October's Party," in School Education, 1887

  • Fruit Trees: Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Paw Paw, Apricot, Cherries, Figs

  • Climbing Fruit: Thornless Blackberry, Raspberry, Grapes & Muscadine, Hardy Kiwi

  • Ornamental Trees: Dogwood, Cherry, Peach, Redbud, Willow

  • October Glory Maple - Perfect fast growing shade tree with spectacular fall color (weather dependent)

  • Panicle Hydrangeas:
    Limelight Prime
    Little Lime
    Little Lime Punch

  • Buddleia (Butterfly Bush):
    Miss Molly
    Pugster Blue
    Birthday Cake
    Blueberry Pie

  • Candy Corn Spirea - Fabulous fall seasonal color

  • Fabulous Perennials:

    Echinacea - Several Varieties
    Salvia - Several Varieties
    Garden Phlox - White & Pink
    Blackeyed Susan

    Shasta Daisy
    Miss Huff Lantana

    Pink Huff Lantana
    Dianthus
    Heuchera - Several Varieties

    Cast Iron Plant

    Heliopsis False Sunflower - Yellow/Orange

    AND MUCH MORE!

  • Globosa Glauca Blue Spruce - Rounded shrub form with stunning blue foliage

  • Red Dragon Contorted Filbert - Brilliant burgundy foliage on whimsical twisting branches

  • Anna's Magic Ball Arborvitae - dwarf rounded ball of bright yellow only 2'x2'

  • Perennial Hibiscus - Red w/ dark leaf, Pink w/ dark leaf & Pink w/ green leaf

  • Hydrnagea - White & Lace-cap

Butterfly Bushes

Buddleia

Butterfly bushes are exploding with their fabulous color everywhere right now. Whether you have an old-fashioned giant or a newer dwarf, the pleasure of seeing these gems swarming with pollinators daily is quite rewarding.

Many older varieties grow very large and tend to reseed. This is why the breeders got to work on smaller, sterile varieties fit for any landscape in the mid 90's. By the late 2000's dwarf varieties were really beginning to hit the market. Newer varieties today typically run 4-5' down to 2-3'.

These small wonders of summer-long color will brighten up any sunny landscape. Plant in-ground in a spot with very good drainage and at least 6 hours of direct sun, preferably late morning to afternoon. Mulch it well with pine straw, pine bark or hardwood mulch. They are quite drought tolerant, so, once established butterfly bush require little to no watering. Maintenance is simple, just "deadhead" or cut/pick off all the old blooms down to the next set of leave with new growth on them (see pic below).

Invite color and pollinators into your landscape with a new butterfly bush.