Monthly Bodacious Garden Tips

July

• Now is the time when powdery mildew begins to set in on your perennials and shrubs, particularly bee balm, lilac, roses, and even annuals. Treat with a rose and flower fungicide.
• From now on and through the rest of the year it is best to use a liquid based fertilizer, such at Miracle-Gro, for your perennials, annuals, and hanging baskets.
• On your reblooming daylilies, make sure to cut spent blooms all the way down to the stock.

June

• Liquid feed your annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets with Miracle-Gro. And never let your flowering hanging baskets dry out.
• Prune out any dead, diseased, or dying branches. This will trigger your shrub or tree to grow.
• Weed and feed your lawn before the weather becomes too hot.
• Deadhead your Knockout Roses, Salvia, Coreopsis, and many other perennials to get more blooms. Learn all about deadheading here.

May

• Prune out any dead, diseased, or dying branches from your shrubs and trees. This will trigger your shrub or tree to grow.
• Spray insect and disease control on your roses and ornamentals.

April

• Apply a slow-release fertilizer to all of your shrubs and trees. We recommend using 10-10-10 or 10-20-20.
• Get out and get those grasses and perennials cut back!