August is always a hot month in the south but this year has been especially hot. If August in your garden has been like August in my garden, you have seen soaring temperatures and humidity and almost no rainfall.

Since the heat makes working in the garden almost impossible, now is a good time to spend indoors doing some garden planning. Analyze your garden and decide what worked and what didn’t. What would you like to add, remove or change?

The upcoming fall months are ideal times for planting in the south. Newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials will benefit from the winter rains and be established before hot weather sets in next year.The time for planting spring flowering bulbs is just around the corner too.

Many of the online nurseries offer discounts on bulb orders placed early, as well as special pricing on other plants, so you should order now to take advantage of the discounts.