As summer winds down, people can learn how to prepare gardens for their cold-weather hiatus during a Friends of the Stafford library program on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. at the Ocean County Library’s Stafford branch.

On hand will be experts from Hands Garden Center in Little Egg Harbor Township. The business has served as a landscape supply and garden center for more than 30 years. They will discuss all the essentials for fall planning, pruning and winterizing your garden.