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is it too late?
I'm new to gardening, I just moved into our new house in the end of June.. I want to start a flower garden in the front of my house. I live in Massachusetts.. Should I just start preparing the soil for next year or can I plant seeds this late in the year? Any advice is welcome!
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Re: is it too late?
If you want color this fall, I would put in established plants like mums or pansies. You can also plant decorative cabbages for color too. All of those should take you through the fall well. I would not start them from seed though.
This fall you can also plant bulb for next spring and put in some perennials and bushes for next year. You will want to ask your local garden center what does well for fall transplanting in MA. We have a much longer season for establishing plants in VA than you do in MA.
Personally, I would start to prepare the soil this year & start seeds (if you want to go that route. you could also buy plants) indoors over the winter for spring planting.
The extra time will allow you to weed/do a little soil solarizing, get a soil test (if this is to be a perennial bed, it's a good idea), amend according to the soil test, research what will grow best in that site, create a plan of what you want to plant & where, etc.
You could plant spring bulbs in a few months, though. (Ideally, after you've amended the soil...At least work in some compost)