Keep watering your lawn and shrubs throughout the fall months or until the first hard freeze. The plant material needs the moisture to help them survive the dry fall season.
Use high nitrogen fertilizer in late fall when the weather is cool. This will help ensure a lush green lawn in the spring.
Apply Gypsum on areas of your lawn that receive large amounts of salt. This will help prevent burning in the spring.
Rake and mow any leaves that fall on the ground. Large amounts of leaves left on your lawn and gardens will create mildew in the spring (and a soggy mess).
Cover tea and hybrid roses with mulch or straw to protect them from winter freeze and winds.
Mow lawn to 2 inches to prevent snow mold.
De-weed mulch beds and perennial gardens.
Cut back perennials to new growth or mulch line.
Apply preen to all mulch beds once de-weeding is complete.
Top-dress beds with new mulch to give fresh look appearance.
Fertilize trees.