We have been through a hurricane, a few pleasant cool days and a return to almost summer. We just need Fall-like weather to arrive and give us nice autumn days.

Today is the Plant Swap and Sale held by Amaryllis Garden Club.

We will be on the front lawn of the Crescent, 904 North Patterson Street. The Swap and Sale begins at 2-4 p.m. Everyone is invited and encouraged to bring any garden-related items or plants to sell or swap.

Amaryllis Club members have been growing plants for the sale and will have a variety of perennials for sale. We will set up on the south side of the walkway and the public will set up on the north side of the walkway.

I never know what other gardeners may bring, but Amaryllis members will have amaryllis bulbs, pinecone gingers, butterfly gingers, Chinese rain bells, Christmas cactus, walking iris, Korean daisy mums, cannas, agapanthus, leather leaf fern, Boston fern, small evergreen maple trees, beautyberry bushes and much more. Mark Crawford, owner of Loch Laurel Nursery, always donates many beautiful plants to be sold. Maybe there will be camellias in his plants.

Do come to the Swap and Sale, bring your plants that have multiplied and sell or swap them for something you have been wanting.

There are no charges or fees to come and join the fun. Hope to see you there.

There is so much to do in the Fall garden; fading plants to remove, dying annuals to pull and replace with cool-season plants, it will soon be time to plant shrubs and trees, but nights must cool off about 10 degrees before beginning that chore. Weeds are full of seed and need to be removed before they drop their seeds. If your crinums produced bulblets the little bulbs need to be planted, they will not survive holding them until next spring.

Many perennials can be lifted and divided at this time; daylilies, iris, purple cone flowers, ginger lilies and many more, especially if they have reduced flowering due to being too crowded. Seeds can be gathered from annuals and perennials if they are mature enough. Place then in a glass container with a tight lid and keep in a cool dry place or in the fridge. Saved seeds might have a germination rate as high as bought seed, but when saving your own seeds,  there are so many that the larger numbers make up for the possible lower germination.

If you have shrubs you want to root go ahead and cut branches or cuttings and get them started now by placing in water or trenching.

If you have a lot of cuttings, they usually root over winter and will be ready to set out in spring.

When cooler arrives, we will have plenty to keep us busy.