UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • AUGUST 2017 • 7 Tending Your Fall Garden by Kimberly Childers • kimberlychilders@att.net


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Gardens in August are splendid, full of rich hues throughout the fl ower garden and tempting organically grown fruits and veg- etables of all kinds.


It


often seems that sum- mer goes by way too fast so we need to re- member to savor each long, bright day since they are already getting shorter!


I continue to be on


a butterfl y pollina- tor mission and it has been fabulous fi lling the garden with fl ow- ers that attract all of them. It feels really good to be helping in the responsible and necessary restora- tion. I hope you have discovered the many varieties of tall alliums which are absolutely amazing . Their ‘stand-out’ height adds bold color and interest in gardens and landscapes alike. Since they are bulbs they are very easy to grow and are defi nitely magnets for pol- linators!


What plants have you


fallen in love with this summer? In the changing garden try to focus on plants that are doing re- ally well. Rather than spending time coddling struggling plants,


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put them in the compost pile, to be reborn, and grow something hardi- er, more delicious, showy or won- derful. Welcome and invite new plants and garden ideas.


Never hold back when it comes to trans-


Dillon in Dublin, Ireland reminds, “You have to be tough and bossy with your plants!” Her magnifi cent gardens show how she has kept the best and pulled out the rest. Showy and audacious, her notable gardens are a place to visit when and if you are ever in Ireland or on- line!


In your vegetable and herb gardens you’ll want to thin parsley and other newly planted pe- rennials so they can establish a good root system


this be winter


without competition from crowding. You should


watering


everything as well as you can to help them


planting and creating new gardens amidst the old. Well-known plants woman and broadcaster Hellen


produce fully during their short growing season. Cut back herbs to encourage tasty new growth for all


your fab cooking. Harvest laven- der blossoms for those delightful lavender cookies. Stake tall fl ow- ers and other plants, deadhead or remove all fading fl owers unless you’re growing them for seed. Mulch is so important right now! Organically grown wheat straw, alfalfa hay, chopped comfrey and


... continued on page 11 JOKES & Humor # 3


I know where my daughter is every night. She’s with her friends. They come to my house, they go in her room, they close the door, and they light incense. I don’t know what’s going on in there -- like, I think there’s a Zen Buddhist meeting in my apartment.


CORY KAHANEY: My DAUGHTER’S FRIENDS


Gravenstein Apples are here!


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