As fall progresses, it's important to prioritize your garden chores.  It's even more important, if, like most of us, you have less time in the garden than you might like. 

First things first--if you have any plants waiting to go into the ground, plant them as soon as possible.  You want to give the roots a chance to settle themselves in the soil before hard frosts come.  If there is something you want to transplant or divide, do that now as well.  If your boxes of spring-flowering bulbs have already arrived, put them in a cool dark place for the time being.  They will keep, but your potted plant sale specials will not.

Gather your houseplants together on a porch or other protected spot, then take them in the house as soon as night temperatures drop below fifty.      

Do fall clean-up as you complete your planting chores.  Going step by step, a little at a time beats spending an entire weekend on clean-up.  Keep weeding.  It will pay off next spring.

Pick remaining green and greenish tomatoes and put them in a sealed brown bag in a cool, dry place in the house.  Many of them will ripen just fine.

Take cuttings of desirable or unusual coleus or other plants that you want to pot up and overwinter in the house.

Plant crocus and daffodil bulbs first, followed by hyacinths.  Save the tulips for last.  I have planted tulips as late as mid November in mild years with no problems.

While you are at it, take time to enjoy your fall garden.  Remember that it will be several months before you see flowers again.