Descanso Garden Club

Seasonal Tasks for the Descanso Gardener
Information provided by master gardener, Pam J.

• Keep deadheading all faded flowers. Some will still rebloom before Fall is over.
• Cut back the fruiting canes from your blackberries and raspberries.
• Some plants should be divided or transplanted before they go dormant for winter:
  • Lupines
  • Bleeding Hearts
  • Oriental poppies
  • Daylilies
  • Lilies (after the foliage dies back)
  • Irises
• Stop fertilizer applications for Roses and other shrubs.
• It's a good time to shear evergreen hedges.
• Bug Patrol!
  • Check for borers on bearded iris, fruit trees.
  • Look for insects under leaves of rhododendron and azaleas.
• Reseed burn spots in your lawn.
• Think about turning a water demanding lawn area into a new drought-resistant flower bed.
• You can still sow late vegetable crops especially if you have a protected bed..
  • peas
  • spinach
  • radishes
  • turnips
  • lettuce
• Try making some evergreen shrub cuttings. Keep them shaded and cool until they are well rooted.
  • Azalea
  • Holly
  • Abelia
• Last chance to order spring blooming bulbs. Plant them anytime between now and Thanksgiving.
• Plant seeds for spring bloom: pansies, forget-me-nots, English daisies, delphiniums
• Buy some new chrysanthemum colors. Use them for table flowers, then plant them out before they fade back.
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