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Sneaky weeds move into the centers of plants.
Three-foot daisies topple over on the asters. Now that the weather has cooled a bit, working in the flower garden offers distinct pleasure on a long evening. In my garden, I'll start by getting the stakes and twine for plants I didn't tie up earlier. My garden has a patch of clumping bamboo that's more valuable as a source of good, unobtrusive plant stakes than it is as a visual treat. With a handful of stakes and some green twine, I'll untangle and tie up some of the wobbly plants.