What Does Your Garden Need This August?

What does your garden need this August? After the heat and stress of July, many lawns, containers, vegetables, shrubs and trees could use a little extra attention. In this episode, Joanne shares practical advice for watering, pruning, feeding and refreshing your garden while preparing for the season ahead.

Some of the topics covered in this week's episode:

Reviving and maintaining a heat-stressed garden

Learn the importance of deep watering, replenishing depleted soil, removing damaged growth, monitoring for mildew and pests, and recognizing when plants need attention rather than replacement.

August maintenance

Get practical advice for refreshing herbs, succession planting cool-season vegetables, trimming tired annuals, controlling crabgrass, pruning shrubs properly and avoiding lawn fertilizer during dormancy.

Preparing for fall while still enjoying summer

August is both a maintenance month and a planning month. It's time to start researching fall bulbs and garlic, identify gaps for late-season plants, and photograph your garden for future planning.

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On Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designer Joanne Shaw discusses down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As the owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has been designing beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. She does her best to bring you interesting, relevant and useful topics to help you keep your garden as low-maintenance as possible.

In Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden, Joanne and fellow landscape designer Matthew Dressing distill their horticultural and design expertise and their combined experiences in helping others create and maintain thriving gardens into one easy-to-read monthly reference guide. Get your copy today on Amazon.

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