Summer Garden
- It’s dry, don’t forget to water your trees and shrubs in addition to your lawn.
- Plan a preventative treatment for valuable ash trees against Emerald Ash Borer.
- Treat for grubs (Japanese beetles) and chinch bugs.
- Mow lawn 3″ high, avoid mowing when it is above 90°, and leave clippings.
- Consider lightning protection for valuable trees.
- Cable and brace trees to minimize storm damage.
- Schedule hedge trimming.
- Fertilize your containers and garden beds.
- Look for chinch bugs and cut worms in a brown lawn.
- Add compost or mulch to gardens to retain moisture.
- Keep up with garden weeding.
- Cut back Japanese knotweed and plan for a fall eradication program.
- Add mulch rings to trees to improve soil conditions and prevent trimmer damage.
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