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Published August 28, 2008 10:48 am - Fall offers gardening, landscaping options By RENEE FITE Press special writer TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS — Fall is the time when summer’s garden bounty begins to slow, and some brave souls venture out to plant a late garden.
It’s also the best time to landscape or move plants to a new location. Fall gardening should be especially strong this season, said Mike Hazen, vice president of marketing with Tri-B Nursery. Nursery officials were concerned with the gas prices, and the economy in general. “It’s actually helped our industry. Because when people don’t do vacations, and they do ‘staycations’; they stay home and work in their garden,” he said. With all the rain and green, lawns are looking good, and even as autumn approaches, people are still excited about their yards. “If you don’t want a 12-foot-high, old-time white crepe myrtle, you can get all the colors available now in the dwarf varieties,” Hazen said. “People can put them in a smaller bed area.” There are a lot of new colors and plants now with very dark leaves that make the flowers stand out more. Pink velour is very popular, with deep, bright-pink flowers and with dark leaves, he said. “Raspberry sundae is a variety with two colors on it, and peppermint – they call that bi-color, meaning two colors,” Hazen said. Knock-out roses, which bloom late in the spring, are still blooming this year, and they’ve prompted a renewal in enthusiasm about rose gardens. “There are several new ones around town,” Hazen said. “Mums will start hitting the stores in the next two to three weeks, and some are already showing color. Perennials are still selling, too.” Fall is a good time to relandscape, he added. “In this part of the state, roots grow and establish through most of the winter, even though you may not see any growth above the ground,” Hazen said. “And there’s less chance of shock than in the spring.” Vegetable gardening may be brief, but it’s still worth the time and effort. Okra, tomatoes, beans, peppers, squash and pumpkins with healthy foliage may still giving off some delicious produce. Plants and weeds are becoming mulch or compost. 
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