Summer in the garden, a cornucopia

Flower beds are filled with perennials, annuals and shrubs, grown primarily for their blossoms, filling your summer with living beauty. To these can be added roses, lilies, phlox and clematis, which reflower each year.

Annuals are unquestionably the star attractions of summer. Their abundant and immediate blooms brighten up plantings over a long period. They allow for more flexibility than perennials whose blooms, while very spectacular, sometimes last only three weeks.
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Potted Plants
Foundations and borders
Lawn
Trees and shrubs
Ponds
Vegetables
Annuals
Perennials

Potted Plants

  • Plant spring-flowering bulbs in pots.
  • Bring plants that you want to keep over the winter into the house.
  • The seasons for spectacular fall plants like decorative cauliflower or chrysanthemums can be prolonged by potting them.

Foundations and borders

  • Remove grass regularly.
  • Plant spring-flowering bulbs.
  • Clean up flower beds before the first frost.
  • Divide perennials which flowered in the spring.
  • Protect perennials that are less hardy than required for your climactic zone and those that you planted or divided in the fall.

Lawn

  • Sow grass seed or lay sod.
  • Repair damaged areas.
  • Mow the lawn until its stops growing. Lower the height of the mower to 3.5 cm for the last cut.
  • Plant spring-flowering bulbs in the lawn.
  • Apply a fertilizer to help your lawn get through winter.
  • Rake fallen leaves.

Trees and shrubs

  • Trim coniferous trees at the end of June, if required.
  • Trim hedges with sharp clippers or a hedge trimmer.

Ponds

  • Keep the water at the desired level.
  • Remove algae and debris.
  • Check the condition of the aquatic plants.

Vegetables

  • Tomato plants of indeterminate growth should be trimmed regularly.
  • Radishes may be re-seeded. Ensure that they are watered adequately or they will be bitter.
  • To make tomatoes redden, fertilize them with a high-nitrogen fertilizer.

Annuals

  • If your petunias are weak, cut them down by half. They will flower again three weeks later.
  • Cut flowers wilt very quickly. To prolong their life, fill a vase with one part 7-Up to five parts water.

Perennials

  • To prolong the flowering of herbaceous perennials, cut them back by a third or half, after the first flowers, depending on the species and the hardiness of the plant.
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