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3 Tips For A Beautiful Midsummer Garden

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September 26, 2019 //  by Home Jobs By Mom//  2 Comments

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We’re almost at the peak of summer, and that means if you’re not careful, your garden will soon become bedraggled and arid. This is the time of year when we’re spending the most time outdoors and we don’t want to stare at a brown, dead lawn.

It’s important to keep everything as green and alive as possible and beat that summer heat. Here are some of the best tips for refreshing a tired summer yard, and get the most out of it before winter’s here again!

Give It A Haircut

By the time we reach the middle of summer, most plants have already bloomed, and tend to get a little stiff and lanky on particularly hot days. Now that we’re reaching July, it’s time to break out the hedge shears by Fiskars, as almost every shrub, tree, plant and flower could use a trimming.

Spring and early summer bloomers can generally be cut back to roughly a third of their height. For fall bloomers, you can just trim a few inches off the top, then let them grow, preparing their buds for fall.

If you have a lot of plants that are in bloom right now, start cutting off all the dead or dying blooms. This will force the plants into making more flowers, rather than seed. Finally, give everything in your garden a good dose of liquid fertilizer, and wait for more pretty blooms to appear in a few weeks.

Do Your Homework

Once you’re done with all that maintenance, you’ll have a blank canvas ready for a big garden project. Go online, and start pulling up all the information you can on large-scale gardening projects. Read articles about landscaping companies when you’re considering bringing in some professionals to get your garden looking as beautiful as possible.

Even if you don’t have the time and resources to completely revolutionize your garden, reading these kinds of posts, and browsing pictures of other people’s beautiful gardens, will inspire and motivate you to spend more time in yours.

Add Some Color

Most flowering perennial plants are dormant through the middle of summer. Forget about these, and instead look for some affordable, blooming annuals. Put them into pots, and scatter them around the garden to make the whole space pop.

If you’re not too sure about what’s going to work in your area, take a trip to your local nursery and ask the staff. If the climate’s right, then be sure to get some Verbena. This gorgeous plant will not only bloom like there’s no tomorrow but is great at resisting damage from the midsummer heat.

Like many people, you may have pots with spring-blooming pansies that will be looking a little worn out soon. If this is the case, swap them with annuals that will fare better in the glare of the sun.

If you’ve been feeling the midsummer blues coming on in your garden, follow through with these tips. With just a little bit of work in the garden, you’ll have a beautiful space for the summer in no time.

No garden? No problem, you can start your own indoor garden. All the supplies you need can be found on Growace.


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Krystle Cook – the creator of Home Jobs by MOM – put her psychology degree on a shelf and dived into a pile of diapers and dishes instead. She is a wife and mother to two rambunctious boys, sweating it out in her Texas hometown. She loves cooking, DIY home projects, and family fun activities.

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    September 28, 2019 at 2:49 am

    I like raised beds. They are easier to maintain. Thanks for sharing!

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      My grandmother is a big fan of raised beds 2. She has bad knees so it helps her out.

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