This week in your Massachusetts garden & landscape
Plant astilbes in low, damp areas.
Don’t wait until October to get fall flowers like mums and asters from your local garden center.
Plant clusters of ‘Iris reticulata’ bulbs for color in the rock garden next spring.
Harvest carrots using a garden spade rather than by hand.
Dahlias will continue to bloom until frost.
The best time to control Japanese knotweed is when it is in flower.
Place orders for spring-flowering bulbs early to get the best availability.
August is tree check month. Be sure to report any Asian longhorned beetle sightings!
Deadhead perennials such as coneflower and coreopsis to encourage rebloom.
Order and plant autumn crocus now.