Taming the Unruly Garden: Gardener’s Supply
Taming the Unruly Garden: Gardener’s Supply
Kathy LaLiberte at Gardener’s Supply Company has written a great article about keeping your garden under control during the long hot summer. In Houston, we are at about 11 inches above normal for our rainfall this year, so it has become even more of an issue for us than years past. Plants that in the past stayed within their boundaries have taken advantage of the extra rain, and have decided to explore other parts of the garden. Kathy listed several things that you can do to keep your gardens under control. A few of them are:
- Setting Boundaries - Put in edging and mulch to keep grass and weeds at bay. It also helps to keep your plants healthier and less stressed.
- Identify friends and foes - Figure out which plants are fitting in and which are too agressive and taking over parts of your garden. Also try to identify the weeds as quickly as possible and pull them out.
- Seating Assignments - Are your plants in the right place? Do you need to move them? Look through your garden and make sure that all your plants are in the right place.
- Fresh Blood - Add benches, purgulas, landscape stones and other features to help draw the eye, and keep things interesting.
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