9 Late-Summer Garden Ideas

Planting Seeds

Tip No. 6: If you want to grow plants from seeds, plan your fall garden now.

Review mail-order catalogs to select flower and vegetable seeds for autumn planting. Also, dry the flower heads of zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, and Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifolia), and store the seeds in a cool, dry place. Sow them in the spring for next year's cutting garden.