JUNE:
- Evaluate the garden structure for empty spots. Plant annuals for quick colour or perennials for continued growth and structural balance.
- Plant summer bulbs such as Gladiolas and Dahlias.
- Maintain:
- Prune flowering shrubs after the flowers begin to fade
- Continue pinching flowers until July 4th
- Deadhead and remove fading leaves from spring bloomers
- Divide and transplant perennials
- Remove fallen fruits from below trees to prevent insect egg laying
- Place red sticky sphere traps in apple trees to control apple maggot flies
- Check undersides of rose leaves for rose slugs
- Watch for scale infestations on Euonymus and pachysandra
- Move houseplants outside
- Stake up vines or heavy headed blooms like Peonies. Use stakes that either blend into the landscape bamboo and twigs) or add architectural trellis
- Harvest early vegetables as they mature.
- Prune deadwood or disease from shrubs. Keep a close eye on roses for black spot.
- Remove dead blooms from perennials, this will encourage more blooms.
- Summer annuals, dig and divide spring-blooming perennial; plant summer-blooming ones.
- Try propagating your own plants. They can be started several ways: division, layering, stem cuttings, root cuttings or seeds. It's cheaper than buying from a nursery and you can start a tradition of trading plants with friends and family.
- Maintain:
- Stop pinching back flowers
- Divide oriental poppies and iris
- Keep deadheading
- Remove leaves infested by miners, to control spread
- Succession plant beans, lettuce, radishes and corn
- Water newly planted trees and plants as necessary
- Start seeds of fall crops like: broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower
- Trees: feed regularly, but don't overdo it. Yellowing or undersized foliage will indicate a lack of nourishment. When moving or transplanting into containers with existing plants be careful not to disturb the roots. If you find it necessary to trim away roots, be sure to trim away a corresponding amount of upper growth.
AUGUST:
- Continue to dig, divide and replant permanent plantings. Most perennials will out grow their containers and will require planting every two to three years. Then again, some plants like being crowded into the same old pot.
- Seed a fall crop of peas. Gather herbs and flowers for drying
- Maintain:
- Keep dead heading and harvesting
- Begin taking cuttings for new plants
- Sit and enjoy your garden in all its summer glory
- Prune only to retain shape and do not prune spring-flowering shrubs such as Azaleas or Rhododendrons.
- Trim and continue to train topiary and espaliers.
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