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![Celosia in a garden.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Celosia-Kelos-Fire-Orange.jpg?h=86be8650&itok=q7k7r-5r)
It’s never too early to think about next year’s garden! Here are the results from the 2021 Annual Flower Trial conducted at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center.
Early fall is the time to plant garlic. If you haven’t done so already, plant as soon as possible to get a good garlic crop for next summer.
![Gloved hand holding pruners cutting away green vine on a fence.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/3%20-%20Prune.jpg?h=e771e008&itok=25B_dRmI)
It’s easier to remove a robust annual vine, like morning glory, in the fall when the stems are firm.
![A large group of orange and red lady beetle aggregate in the corner of a building.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/lady-beetle-cluster.jpg?h=329c303c&itok=GtUXUC2E)
Some insects spend the spring and summer working hard and doing good in our yards, gardens and trees, but as fall rolls around they become an annoyance.
Reflecting on garden successes and mistakes from the past year can help you grow healthier and more enjoyable gardens in the future. Take notes now while this season is fresh in your mind.
![Yellow flower with green leaves.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Red-hailstone-flower.jpg?h=58cddd89&itok=-AKI7dWR)
A perennial vine native to Asia, red hailstone, or golden creeper, may have been planted as an ornamental vine or vegetable crop. It grows over and smothers other plants.
![A few lilac flowers on a bush in fall](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Remondant%20Lilac.jpg?h=9f4b3c4c&itok=h1KV0CB-)
Why were spring-blooming plants flowering in September?
![Boxelder bugs swarming on a window sill.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/boxelder-bugs-bugwood-cranshaw.jpeg?h=7fc9dc41&itok=B1JzxKyG)
Why my house, and what do they want from me? These nuisance bugs are just looking for a place to stay warm. But, ugh.
![Three deer under a tree in a back yard.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/deer-in-lawn.jpg?h=f5805d3f&itok=4C-3C7zU)
Fall is a great time to protect your plants from winter foraging. You can build structures to keep deer, rabbits and other wildlife out of your garden.
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