Feast for the Eyes

Autumn is a delightful time of the year. There are bright sunny days, cool, crisp nights, bountiful harvests and brilliant and varied hues to look forward to. It seems like all around us, the plant world seems will is bursting in its efforts to display the results of its season's labors.

Not only is fall a visual feast, but a great time for planting too. Mums are the favorite fall flower. Stop out and pick up a free care sheet on fall mums. Perennials and flowering shrubs are also great for planting in the fall. Refresh your lawn with some over seeding the bare spots in your lawn.

Did You Know?

Fall color arise from pigments present in the leaves. The yellow pigments carotin and xanthophyll are generally present throughout the growing season but are masked or hidden by the intensity of the green pigment, chlorophyl. In the fall chlorophyl begins to disappear while these yellow pigments become evident.

Food for Champions

As football games and tailgating start, don't forget we fill gas grills too!

Feeling Peckish

Finally, you may have noticed cooler days have crept upon us. That means you'll probably start to see our feathered friends migrating and looking for winter feeding spots. Now is the month to get those bird feeders up. If you ever wanted to start a hobby of backyard bird feeding, this is the month to start. Not sure where to start? Stop out today and get some information as well as browse the shop on a variety of bird feeding products.