As the mercury continues to climb this month, sit back and enjoy the bounty from your garden.

Many trees and shrubs are now setting fruit and flower buds for next season, so it is important for the plants to have sufficient water at this time. A lack…

Gather herbs and flowers for drying and preserving. The best time to gather herbs for drying is during the mid-morning hours, just after the dew has dried off the herbs,…

Every weed that produces seed means more trouble next year. Don’t give in to the heat, and control weeds before they go to seed. Do not add weeds with mature…

To reduce the number of pests on your fruit trees for the coming year, pick and destroy all fallen

Photograph your garden to help yourself remember what you did and did not like this year. See what works and what doesn’t. In winter, you will be able to determine…

During dry spells, continue to mow the lawn on the high-level setting.

Avoid fertilizing most trees and shrubs from August to November. Fertilize roses one last time to encourage new growth and late summer/early fall flowers.

To encourage another flush of flowers on your chaste tree (Vitex) cut the seed pods off as the flowers fade

Avoid pruning trees and shrubs starting in late August, particularly hedging plants such as boxwood, hemlock, and hollies, as doing so this late in the season can stimulate new growth…