September In the Garden

 As September fast approaches we start to

see the gardens disappear.  I have been 

cutting back and cleaning out the garden 

beds.  Trees and shrubs are being cut back 

and shaped.  Remember if you cut back at 

the wrong time then you will not have some

bloom.   You should only trim once it's done 

flowering.  We have also cut back several 

of our azaleas to rejuvenate them.  You can 

also check at this time for some of the diseases 

that they have.  Make sure you really clean 

them out to prevent their issues.  

Mid Sept. it will be time to make sure the 

brug house is covered and arranged to make 

sure all the Brugmansia are safe to put away.  

We should have them all put away by the 

15th of Oct.  It will be our busy time of the 

year in getting this all done.  This year has 

been a bad year for them due to the heat we 

had, so this year we will be cutting them 

back as we have decided not to save seeds.

It will be great to take some of these giants

back to where they can be managed.

We will not be shipping after the 15th of 

Sept. so if you see something you should 

request it soon.

We have limited what seeds we collect 

this year.  If you are interested let us know

or watch for our list in Oct.

What a difference a few weeks make, due

to the fires around us, we have started the 

cut back of the yard and moved all the brugs

onto the driveway after stripping them 

back to just the top leaves.  The smaller ones

were put in the greenhouse for protections due

to the smoke in the air.   

9/18  I have a large portion of the front yard 

cut back and 75% of the hostas cut back in

the back yard.   I have also started the process

of stripping all the rose leaves off also.  Every-

think feels gritty.    We will not be saving a lot

of seeds this year. 

We are watching the new grass come in

and will add more seeds in the spring to

overseed the lawn.  From what we are 

watching it appears we are in for a 

hard winter.  

Start cleaning up the yards!!