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Now is Time to Plant for Spring

Tips for gardening in September.

With the summer season waning into fall, now's a good time to think about your spring garden.

"Fall is a really good time to plant your perennials," said Joanne Richardson, garden center manager at Habersham Gardens. The nursery is located off Cheshire Bridge Road near Midtown. 

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Richardson said with the season change, you might find that spring- and summer-blooming perennial plants are discounted at local nurseries. They might look a little sad, but that's because they have bloomed for months. Pick up the strongest-looking ones and head outside to your garden. 

"I'd get them in the ground now," said Richardson, a master gardener from St. Louis, Mo. who recently moved to Atlanta. 

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The plants need to establish roots before it frosts in winter. 

While temperatures remain in the 90s, be sure to keep the new plants "good and wet," Richardson said. 

Here are more tips for gardening in September from the :

  • Remove spent annuals.
  • Reseed or sod fescue lawns.
  • Divide and replant spring and summer blooming perennials.
  • Test your garden soil, send to the Cooperative Extension Service in your county, then lime soils as required.
  • Container-grown, fall-blooming perennials such as aster, goldenrod and pineapple sage will add color to the autumn garden.


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