{"id":28435,"date":"2020-08-15T10:20:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T14:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/?p=28435"},"modified":"2020-08-15T10:20:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T14:20:09","slug":"my-august-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/2020\/08\/my-august-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"My August Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/binx-and-cones-161x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/binx-and-cones-161x300.jpeg 161w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/binx-and-cones-550x1024.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/binx-and-cones.jpeg 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/>July&#8217;s high heat and humidity can really take it&#8217;s toll on the August garden.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That is why I stress taking the time and effort at the front end of the gardening season to use common sense\/sustainable practices.\u00a0 It will assure you a beautiful August garden with abundant blooms and color.\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Binx is enjoying my colorful cut flowers indoors this season.<\/p>\n<h1>Early Spring Effort\/Late Season Rewards<\/h1>\n<p>If you did not apply an organic mulch to your bedding areas, July&#8217;s dry, high heat conditions will severely impact your perennials and shrubs.\u00a0 That top dress of organic mulch will help retain the moisture and protect your roots.\u00a0 Your spring mulching efforts are richly rewarded.\u00a0 You will experience more blooms on your perennials and shrubs and vibrant colors.\u00a0 Gardens that do not have the benefit of automatic irrigation, will benefit most.\u00a0 Time hand watering or moving around that sprinkler unit is a time sucker.\u00a0 The mulch will help retain that moisture and give your plants that much needed water to thrive.<\/p>\n<h2>Here come the Weeds<\/h2>\n<p>July also brings those nasty broadleaf, chickweed, nettles (especially noxious, make sure you have thick gloves handling these) ground vetch, etc.\u00a0 If water retention benefits have not convinced you yet on the importance of spring organic mulch application, then hopefully it will in reducing weeds!\u00a0 Yes it is inevitable that you will do a bit of spot weeding throughout the season.\u00a0 But bedding areas rich in organic mulch have FAR LESS weeds.\u00a0\u00a0 And then, there is my garden mantra &#8220;more plants&#8230;less weeds&#8221;.\u00a0 If you design your gardens with large open spaces devoid of plants you have essentially put up a &#8220;welcome sign&#8221; for migrating weed seeds.\u00a0 Healthy shrubs and perennials not only take up the space but their root systems will compete for the nutrients over the weeds.\u00a0 So design your gardens to eliminate that open space.\u00a0 You will reap the visual rewards as well as the time to sit back and actually enjoy your gardens.<\/p>\n<h3>Best August Blooms for Pollinators<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/july-butterflies-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/july-butterflies-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/july-butterflies-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/july-butterflies-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/july-butterflies-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/08\/july-butterflies-4-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>As my gardens have evolved through the years, I have found late July and August the time to experience the beauty of pollinators.\u00a0 My selection of plants and their maturity has provided me the most diverse population of butterflies I have ever seen.\u00a0 It is a banner year for enjoying these beautiful creatures.\u00a0 In our region I have found the following best bets for welcoming the butterflies and other pollinators:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>coneflower varieties<\/li>\n<li>liatris<\/li>\n<li>lavender<\/li>\n<li>daylilies<\/li>\n<li>tall phlox<\/li>\n<li>Joe Pye weed<\/li>\n<li>Russian sage<\/li>\n<li>panicle hydrangea<\/li>\n<li>butterfly bush varieties<\/li>\n<li>summer sweet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Welcoming the butterflies adds a unique spiritual nature to my gardens.<\/p>\n<h4>Time to sit Back and Enjoy!<\/h4>\n<p>In the heat of late summer there is nothing like sitting back with your favorite cool libation in hand and observe the beauty of gardens unfold around you.\u00a0 August is a great time to do just that. Drink in the colors, shapes and pollinator beauty that nature delivers before the weather turns to our drab North Country winter landscapes.\u00a0 When you look out your window to the ice and snow, memories of your time spent in the beautiful August garden will warm your heart and give you hope for the coming season!<\/p>\n<p>As always keeping common sense and sustainability at the core of all my garden practices.\u00a0 Visit my website for more regional gardening tips:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardengoddesssenseandsustainbility.com\">http:\/\/www.gardengoddesssenseandsustainbility.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July&#8217;s high heat and humidity can really take it&#8217;s toll on the August garden.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That is why I stress taking the time and effort at the front end of the gardening season to use common sense\/sustainable practices.\u00a0 It will assure you a beautiful August garden with abundant blooms and color.\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Binx is enjoying my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":28436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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