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Landscaping Tips for August
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 August is typically a drier, hotter month. Be sure to check on new plantings and plants that are drought intolerant. To minimize any stress during dry periods, water your trees adequately. Mulching can also help moderate your tree's moisture level. Some trees that are more sensitive to drought-stress include: Mountainash, Japanese Maple, Pagoda Dogwood, Paper Birch, River Birch and Lindens. These trees can defoliate due to drought stress. Deep watering during periods of extended drought will benefit your tree.
As daylilies finish flowering, deadhead spent flower stems. This will encourage repeat bloomers, like Stella de Oro and Pardon Me, to put out more flowers later in the month.
  
 August is the best time to divide iris and daylilies. Cut back the foliage to a small fan. Lift the clump and pry apart the rhizomes. Throw away the old center and divide into single or double fan rhizomes. Allow rhizomes to dry at least one hour before replanting. This helps prevent rot. For repeat blooming daylilies, dividing should be done every 3-5 years or blooming will significantly diminish.
Reexamine your yard in this slower time. If you feel your landscape is missing some color, consider adding shrubs that flower at this time. Panicle Hydrangea types, Rose of Sharon and Seven-Son Flower are just a few that look great at this time of year. Perennials that flower the most in August are Goldstrum Rudbeckia, Chinese Astilbes, Pink Turtlehead, Tube Clematis and many Hostas. Many ornamental grasses are at their best at this time of the year and many of them also have fall and winter interest. So if you are looking for a plant with multiple season interest, an ornamental grass might be the perfect fit.
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Let's get Mulching!
Bark mulch is great in your landscape and planting beds for weed suppression, holding moisture, moderating soil temperature, and adding nutrients to the soil as the mulch breaks down. Johnson's Nursery has bark mulch available for pick-up, delivery, or installation. Call 262-252-4988 for more information or click here to go to our bark mulch webpage with mulch calculator.
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Gift cards are available at Johnson's Nursery, Inc.™ in any amount. They make an excellent house-warming gifts for new homeowners, and also help mark special occasions like the birth of a child, birthdays, and anniversaries.
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