September is also the time to finish planting ornamental perennials. For those that have taken root well and have not been replanted, it is necessary to cut back flower stalks and foliage to the ground, be sure to weed thoroughly, and mulch with peat and rotted manure. The layer of this mixture should be no more than 3 cm thick. For late varieties of roses, it is not worth cutting off flower stalks. This will reduce the regrowth capacity of young shoots, which will not have time to become woody before the cold weather sets in.

FROSTS DON'T SCARE THEM

Your garden is still very festive: bright rudbeckias, chrysanthemums, dahlias, annual and perennial asters are blooming, the plumes of sugar miscanthus are shimmering silver, and showy sedum — one of the hardiest plants — is opening its pinkish-red flower heads. But the main decoration of the garden is the panicle hydrangea. Creamy flower clusters crown the small shoots of this shrub. The branches arch outward under the weight of the beautiful inflorescences. Frosts don't scare them.

In September, dahlias are still blooming very beautifully. But they already need to be prepared for winter: completely stop watering.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE YET

Now is the time to actively gather plants for winter bouquets. Although enthusiasts collect them all summer for this purpose, people usually remember winter bouquets in September. Well, all is not lost yet.

The flowers of the panicle hydrangea are very sturdy and elegant. They look amazing in winter bouquets. Gather this beauty.

The bladder-like fruits of physalis are beginning to turn red, and lunaria is shimmering silver. Apart from hydrangea, which looks wonderful on its own without any embellishments, miscanthus is also very beautiful in combination with the red lanterns of physalis.

Reminder: flowers should be dried in a dry and warm room.