Welcome to September
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What I love about September...
September marks the return to school, offering a chance to relish more peaceful moments. Gardens are planted, leaves begin to change, and you start looking forward to wearing your fall sweaters!
September is also a period for deadheading and trimming your perennials, as well as removing the leggy, worn-out annuals and replacing them with the vibrant hues of fall mums. In my garden, acorn squash is the final vegetable ready for harvest. Late September in Michigan marks the start of cooler mornings following the intense summer heat.
I enjoy bringing out my fall purses and sweaters for the occasional cooler days and storing some of my summer clothes, while keeping a few skirts and shorts accessible for those Indian summer days.
In the kitchen, I showcase my apple cookbook and pear plate. I light McIntosh apple candles (Glade offers a fantastic Apple Cinnamon candle) and change my countertop cleaner to an apple scent. I adore the Meyer*s Clean Day Apple Cider and Orange Clove seasonal scents. You can also welcome the start of fall with dishtowels in seasonal colors. Since I enjoy the seasonal changes in Michigan, I transition my home from summer to fall in September. My navy chandelier shades are burlap, and my pillow covers display the goldenrod hues of this delightful transitional month.
September Activities
Recover throw pillows with seasonal colors like golden yellow and natural tweed.
Change chandelier and lamp shade colors to natural tones.
Cover clear hand sanitizer containers with seasonal vinyl window stickers (see example in my gallery below).
Burn apple candles and use apple cider scented countertop cleaners.
Pull annuals and plant multiple colors of fall mums.
Burn apple candles and use apple cider scented countertop cleaners.
Enjoy cinnamon apple and spice tea.
Things to Do
Visit local farm stands and small vendors to purchase your fall mums.
On the weekends, take the kids to cider mills in your area and get some freshly made apple cider and cinnamon donuts.
Bake apple pie and baked cinnamon apples.
Change out the flowers in your front urns with faux fall branches (see my photo gallery below for examples and ideas).
September Inspiration
Apple cookbook in kitchen Pear plate in kitchen 
September urn arrangement 
Fall urns 
Fall colors in urns Lessons from Autumn September urn display Fall hand sanitizers Fall throw pillows 
Hubbard squash urn Faux fall arrangement
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