- Place birdhouses in the landscape for titmice, Carolina wren, chickadee, house finch and golden-fronted woodpeckers in addition to purple martins. Each species favors different box dimensions, hole size and placement. Do an internet search or obtain a reference book from the library or bookstore to obtain the recommended specifications.
- Use bluebonnet transplants to begin your sustainable wildflower planting. Planted this fall they will bloom and reseed next spring.
- For color in deep shade through the winter, plant cyclamen and/or primula in beds and containers.
- Apply copper hydroxide (Kocide) to plum and peach trees now to help reduce bacterial disease pressures in the next growing season.
