Prepare beds for fall vegetable planting by tilling and cultivating.

Purchase vegetable seeds, flower seeds, and flats for planting.

Water potted plants daily and frequently with liquid fertilizer.

Cut back petunias and other annuals that look unyielding.

Cut garden flowers in the morning and place in water immediately.

If daylilies did not bloom, it is probably due to overcrowding. Dig up, divide, and replant 12-18 inches apart.

Give extra water to shrubs, trees, flowers, and lawns to compensate for summer drought.

Remove faded blooms from annuals.

Regular inspection and treatments are your best defense to maintain healthy lawns and gardens.

Prune overgrown hollies and woody evergreens now.

Pick up any rotten fruit around trees and shrubs to reduce disease.

Control fleas in lawn.

Put out hummingbird feeders.