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This 5 Minute Garden Job With a $4 Dog Comb in August Saves Me Hours of Weeding in SpringGive ornamental grasses a quick groom in late summer and you'll get rid of thousands of seeds that’ll be weeds by April.
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This Natural Tonic Will Revive Every Tired Garden in August, so I Don’t Know Why it’s Such a Well-Kept SecretIt’s cheap, easy to apply, and reinvigorates heat-stressed plants by stimulating their roots to take up more nutrients and moisture from the soil.
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The Household Staple That Can Revive Dying Plants in Pots This Heatwave SummerThis simple gardening trick can bring dried-out plants back to life when all else fails.
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These 5 Tough Flowers Bounce Back Beautifully After Summer Heat StressEven drought-tolerant plants are starting to struggle in the continuing heatwave but these perennial beauties are still flourishing with abundant flowers.
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Weekend Win: Prune Lavender Now to Help it Survive Winter ChillsGive lavender a quick trim in early August and your plant will grow an insulating layer of dense evergreen foliage that acts as a duvet once temperatures plummet.
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I'm Using Old Cardboard Boxes to Make Growing Vegetables So Much Easier This Heatwave SummerMy free cardboard mulch locks moisture into the soil, smothers weeds and prevents cats pooping, saving me so much time and effort.
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What Roses Need in August – 5 Vital Tasks to Enjoy Many More Fragrant FlowersRoses are in full bloom now, but it’s essential to keep plants happy and healthy if they’re to keep flowering through summer heat.
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What Tomato Plants Need in August – 5 Essential Tasks to Enjoy Bumper Harvests of Plump, Flavorful FruitTomatoes are ripening now, and these simple steps are the difference between a basic crop and an abundant harvest of flavorful fruit that lasts into fall.
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This $20 Garden Item Will Help Hummingbirds Survive the Great MigrationSee that tiny hummingbird? It’s preparing to migrate a thousand miles or more, and there’s a cheap and easy way you can help it journey safely.
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August Is Your Last Chance to Prune These 6 Plants Before It's Too Late for Next YearIf you want these plants at their best next year, don't miss their final summer pruning window. Timing now can make all the difference.
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What Hydrangeas Need in August – 7 Key Tasks to Protect Blooms Through Late Summer HeatDon't let your hydrangeas get scorched in the summer heat this month! Check these easy tasks off your to-do list to help shrubs thrive and bloom in August.
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The 7 Fast-Growing Flowers I’m Planting In August For Gorgeous Fall ColorI used to think the garden was winding down by late summer – but these blooms have well and truly proved me wrong.
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These 8 Flowers Stay Covered in Blooms Through July and August – Without DeadheadingThese long-flowering favorites keep borders, beds, and containers looking colorful through the hottest weeks of summer with minimal maintenance.
