Is it really August? We are already beginning the transition from Summer to Autumn around the nursery.
This month brings the beginning of our highly anticipated annual FALL SALE. it is also traditionally a very dry month so remember to keep to your watering schedule. Check out Pine Lane's Steps for Success to learn more about how much water your new plant material needs.
August Hours:
Monday - Friday 8-6 - Saturday 8-5 - Sunday 9-4
What's happening at PLN this month?
ANNUAL FALL SALE BEGINS AUG 15th
25% off All Plant Material & Pottery!
Includes all Trees, Shrubs & Greenhouse Plants (Grasses & Perennials)
No warranty / Warranty can be included with 10% discount
Custom Container Services
Are your summer pots a little tired?
Are you planning to refresh them with fall flowers?
Our Custom Container Program can come to your business or home and swap out the old for the new 1 time or all year round. In September we will replant your summer pots with cold hardy fall flowers that will last throughout autumn. Click Here for more detail and call the nursery to sign up today!
Garden Thymeswith Jackie
August Edition
"Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair" ~ Susan Polis Schultz
General Landscaping
Let wild flowers go to seed
If houseplants need repotting, now is the time to do it
Watch for powdery mildew on susceptible plants like squash, pumpkins, & garden phlox
Prepare lawn for reseeding bare spots
Fertilize the lawn with a formula with an emphasis on Nitrogen, Iron, and Sulfur, like Jirdon Greenmaster Fertilizer formulated for Rocky Mountain soils.
Shrubs, Perennials & Bulbs
Plan for fall bulb planting for spring flowers (tulips, daffodils, hyacinth...)
Cut back spent flowers and prune for shape
Continue to monitor for pests & disease
Mid-August is the last feeding time for roses.
Weed on a regular basis- remember a weed pulled today mean less weeds to pull next summer
Fertilize perennials, shrubs & trees with an all-purpose, slow release granular fertilizer
Veggies, Fruit & Herbs
Continue to harvest ripe veggies
Pick herbs and dry them for winters use (parsley, basil, thyme, rosemary, chives, etc...)
Plant cool season crops (peas, cabbage, broccoli, spinach, lettuce)
If you haven't harvested your garlic do so now and prepare a bed for fall garlic planting
As areas in your veggie beds become empty, consider planting a cover crop to improve your soil
Annuals
Continue to fertilize on a weekly basis
Time to plant late season annuals for Fall color (mums, flowering cabbage)
Continue to deadhead to extend your bloom time
Pull tired or dead plants from your baskets and replace with fresh plants to keep them pretty
