5 things to do in the garden this week:

Flowers . This year marks the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Wave petunias, and late summer or early fall is an excellent time for planting them. This spring I planted a Shock Wave Violet F1 that had three tiny shoots and no flowers. Today, there are nearly 100 blooms tightly packed in a circle of flowers measuring around 7 inches tall and 30 inches wide. It received full sun all summer long and a few minutes of water, every other day, at 5 a.m. Both petunias and marigold, planted now, will continue to bloom until December.

Fruits . Strawberries are for fall planting. They are extremely rewarding for us since they flower and fruit throughout the year in this part of the world. I recommend the Sequoia variety, which Richard Mueller, a Gra

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