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!!