August may feel too hot for gardening, but it might be your last chance to add perennials to your flower garden for fall blooms. Gardeners with mild winters and dry growing conditions should consider ...

Depending upon the type of gardening you enjoy, August can be a month with fewer garden tasks and activities. If you tend a large vegetable garden, you are still busy with harvesting, doing battle ...

August is a time of abundance in the garden, but many plants will be reaching the tail end of their flowering season this month. After bursting into bloom during the spring or early summer, these ...

August is a time of transition when late summer heat gradually cools, leading to mild soil temperatures that pave the way for hardy cool-season vegetables and flowers to grow. Whether you’re setting ...

The August garden is the culmination of months of work. This time of year, you may be eyeing ripening tomatoes and winter squash, keeping up with prolific zucchini and beans, and controlling nature as ...

Plant hardy fall bloomers like violas and asters to keep your garden blooming into cooler months. Choose blooming fuchsia for instant color that lasts through October or longer. These low-maintenance ...

Mid-summer is the time to prepare for a fall vegetable garden. July and August are ideal for starting seeds indoors for broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, and even cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

The month of August is the start of dormancy for some plants as hot dry weather stops their growth. This is not a good month to move or transplant perennials, trees or shrubs, but with enough care – ...

4. Flowers: Flowers: Angelonia, begonia, black-eyed Susan vine, blue daze, butterfly weed, bush daisy, cat’s whiskers, chrysanthemums, coleus, coreopsis, crossandra ...