Bring in houseplants before night-time temperatures drop below 55 degrees Fahrenheit. To prevent bringing pests into your home, first soak each pot in a bucket of water to drown any insects. Clean off foliage with soft cloth and fresh water. Pot up parsley, chives, sage and thyme and set indoors in sunny window for wintertime use. Prune perennial herbs to create healthy branched growth next year.
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Plant in drifts, masses and sweeping curves. Avoid lining them up like marching soldiers. Plant big numbers. To save your back, dig large holes and put in 50-100 bulbs per hole, especially small bulbs. Create large planters of bulbs, topping them with pansies or groundcovers that trail over the planters' edges.