Use burlap, cloth or special blankets for covering them in late afternoon. Avoid using plastic, and don't let the blankets come in contact with the foliage. Remember to remove the blankets during the warm hours of the day. Cut back chrysanthemums to about 6 inches and pluck dead leaves and stems from dormant perennials. Keep your lawn free of leaves and debris.
Nurseries are eager to clear their shelves of bulbs.
This is a good time to pick up some bargains. They're from Mexico and Brazil, and there are only about a half-dozen species. And then in 1873 botanists decided that ligerias belonged in the genus sinningia. It's unseen now, but peach leaf curl will manifest itself in spring unless you spray with a bordeaux mixture containing at least 50 percent copper. Peach leaf curl distorts leaves and disfigures fruit.