Autumn is a time of opportunity. Cooler temperatures bring ideal conditions for working outdoors in the bee garden, While the bees are busily collecting nectar and pollen from Fall-blooming plants, we need to look ahead and prepare our gardens for Winter. In addition, this is a great time to prepare new garden beds and do Fall planting. Though Spring is the time we usually associate with planting, Fall also works well as far north as zone five, In general, perennials and most woody plants should be transplanted at least six weeks before the ground freezes. Evergreens require a little more time. This time frame allows the roots to grow and get well-established before the onset of Winter. Many kinds of bee plants are suitable for Fall planting. Theseinclude perennials, fruit trees, most ornamental shrubs, Spring flowering bulbs, and even flower seeds. Of the herbaceous perennials, a number prefer Fall transplanting to Spring. Among these are Oriental poppy, and peony. Though the majority of woody plants respond well to Fall planting, there are some exceptions Some of the bee plants that prefer Spring are hollies, red maple, birches, flowering fruit trees, weeping willow, tulip poplar, and hawthorn.
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