Annuals

[Icy Tea]

I have a rule... don't rip it out until its dead. I don't mind a straggly leggy plant if its still flowering well into fall. Some plants do well until a hard frost, marigolds, snapdragons, impatiens, geraniums. And anything yellow red or orange in particular adds some color for Halloween or even Thanksgiving. And an overgrown garden is kind of spooky for trick or treaters.
Keep summer alive as long as possible, you'll have a bare bleak garden all winter long soon enough.
many birds will go after seeds from old plants. I've seen goldfinches going after zinnias and you never know when a late Hummingbird might swoop down to check out what you've got.
Impatiens are a strange bunch. Some will take a frost and die off, others will seem to survive well into November if it isn't a deep cold.

[kinkytoes]

Originally Posted by Icy Tea

I have a rule... don't rip it out until its dead. I don't mind a straggly leggy plant if its still flowering well into fall. Some plants do well until a hard frost, marigolds, snapdragons, impatiens, geraniums. And anything yellow red or orange in particular adds some color for Halloween or even Thanksgiving. And an overgrown garden is kind of spooky for trick or treaters.
Keep summer alive as long as possible, you'll have a bare bleak garden all winter long soon enough.
many birds will go after seeds from old plants. I've seen goldfinches going after zinnias and you never know when a late Hummingbird might swoop down to check out what you've got.
Impatiens are a strange bunch. Some will take a frost and die off, others will seem to survive well into November if it isn't a deep cold.

LOL I have a better rule: don't rip it out til next Spring!

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by kinkytoes

LOL I have a better rule: don't rip it out til next Spring!

Yep - it is often amazing what shows up the next year!