Some birds nest as early as January and others have their last broods in autumn, the maximum breeding efforts of most of them occur in June. Many species like to hide their treasures in the dense vegetation of evergreens used in foundation plantings, hedges or as lawn specimens. Among these is the chipping sparrow. This […]
Archives for June 2011
Southern Garden Bulbs Pruning In June
Summary: With spring retired, the landscape needs some tuning for summer and fall blooms. Roses need care, and summer lilies can be put out. Spring is over in the South and summer is almost here. Sow seeds or put out plants of summer and fall blooming stocks and set out other small plants to cover […]
Tips for Purchasing Natural Garden Furniture
When choosing garden furniture, you’ll probably find yourself gravitating toward materials that echo the textures and colors of the natural world. While many home improvement centers display furnishings made of artificial materials such as plastic and imitation wood, nothing beats authentic wood furniture for adding unity of design and elegance to a garden. When choosing […]
West Coast Gardening – June Annuals, Mulch and Rock Gardens
Summary: Pacific coast June marks the end of planting until autumn, variety in summer annuals increase interest in the garden. Introduce color harmonies and contrasts with annuals. One of June’s big garden jobs on the West Coast is the settling in of summer seedlings, remember… drought is just around the corner. In many Pacific Coast […]
Epiphyllums – Poor Man’s Orchid
Summary: The Epiphyllum are sometimes referred to as the poor man’s orchid. Large creamy white blooms expand at night, and can be grown indoors and out. In any early gardening days the lovely Spanish iris, bulbs of which came a dime a dozen, was the poor man’s orchid. Since then the poor man has had […]
Plant Growth In High Gear For Northern Gardeners
Summary: June for northern gardeners means plant growth is in high gear. Plants are pushing roots and soil for all they have. Now is the time give plants all they can handle with moisture, fertilizer materials and soil cultivation. Plant growth is now in high gear, green leaves are taxing roots and soil for all […]
Stress Relief With Power Gardening
Summary: Working in the garden and outdoors has long been considered a great “stress reliever”, doing something different than our ordinary task takes our mind off the pressures of life, but powered tools make the “relaxing” so much easier. A hobby – some activity completely foreign to their daily tasks – has long been a […]
Climbing Hydrangea
Summary: The climbing hydrangea has value in the landscape as a sturdy, ornamental clinging vine, slow to start, but once established firmly in the soil, becomes a vigorous grower. The climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris) has been growing in America since 1865, however it was not that long ago it was a rare find in the […]
Falling For Peruvian Lily Blooms
I have received many emails asking why their Peruvian lilies won’t bloom. Here is a an email about an unusual way one reader bloomed their Peruvian lily. I bought one expensive bulb four years ago so I made notes of every bit of information. For two years I planted and dug that bulb, packed it […]
June Southern Garden – Thinking Ahead Flowers
Summary: June is the month of beautiful roses. Shasta daisies, lilies and daylilies in the Soulh. Enjoy them all and look ahead to a garden of bloom all year. Spring flowers have finished in the south and time has come to fill in the empty spaces along with increasing the perennials grown in the garden. […]