Bird Watching
As you clean up your garden for winter, don’t forget to leave coneflowers and other seed heads until the birds have cleaned out all of the seeds. I clean feeders out and set up a few additional ones during late Autumn, as well. If you have fragile bird baths, it is time to put them away for the winter. I leave my copper bird bath out and install the bird bath heater so they have a source of water when temperatures dip below freezing.

Winter Wonderland Surprises
Think about where your garden just looked blah last year and tuck in a few last minute evergreen shrubs and decorative trees for winter interest.

Mark Garden Borders
I like to put a tall stake with an orange flag on it at the very edge of one garden border that is right beside a sidewalk. This keeps my helpful shoveling out crew from accidentally scooping out plants along with the snow, since I tell them not to shovel inside of the stakes.

I picked my last few raspberries yesterday. I have some frozen, of course, but this was my last chance to enjoy a summer favorite of mine - raspberry almond salad.
Ingredients:
A handful of raspberries
A handful of almonds and/or hazelnuts
Spring salad mix
Raspberry Wishbone salad spritzer (I used to use a light vinegarette dressing, but this is already made and just as delicious.)

To make it:
Toss the raspberries, nuts and salad together. Spritz the dressing on the salad and start eating. It really is a delicious combination.