Hot hot hot!
Well we made it! It’s August again and though it has already been plenty hot this season, this month marks the true beginning of the dog days of summer. While some gardeners roll up their planting plans as they roll out their watering hoses, more adventurous souls keep putting new plants in the ground. I say, “If I can water it, it will live,” regardless of how hot and sunny the days may be. It’s fun to visit a nursery in August just to see what’s still available, and to find out what’s in bloom. I always buy a few of whatever that may be (e.g. sunflowers, rudbeckia, Rose-of-Sharon) so I can be certain that come next August something will be blooming in my garden. In September I’ll do it again. I just hope it’s a little bit cooler.
By Daryl Beyers
Landscape Designer