June Newsletter
Gardening with Nature: Chaos and Order
“June is the month of singing weather.
June is the time for swinging clover,
Time for the rumbling old fat bee-rover,
Time for the sky to bend sweetly over”
The poppies are popping and the daisies are dazzling! The gardens are flush with blooms and buds, and we hope you are enjoying them as much as we are.
This time of year, we must contend with the fact that gardens are far from stagnant. Their dynamism creates challenges and opportunities year after year. What may have once been a sunny patch of garden gets shaded by a tree and becomes a woodland garden; a tree is felled by a storm and now a patch of sun burns the hosta leaves and dries the astilbes.
We design gardens with short- and long-term success in mind, but our orderly tendencies cannot control the chaotic phenomenons of nature.
This month, we are acting as garden chiropractors, adjusting plants for better performance and beauty. Some perennials, like irises, need to be divided every three to five years to avoid crowding out and decreased blooms. Others are so aggressive or competitive that we remove significant portions of the plant every year lest it engulf the whole garden.
(We’re talking about you, vinca).
We’ve also resumed our typical garden care routine: deadheading, weeding, fertilizing annuals, and watering.
Please reach out if you have some garden adjustments you’d like made!
The Garden Life Team
