Our Garden in Late August - Zone 7
Swallowtail nectaring on Phlox Victoria The end of summer is coming whether or not we are ready for the tasks ahead. You know, the pruning, digging and dividing. Then there's the transplanting this year's plants to their better, new, location because trees grew and now it's too shady where they were or it's too dry where they are ..... Fewer flowers are blooming by late August but there are enough to keep the butterflies and skippers happy. The upside is that weeding takes less and less time as fall approaches. Swallowtail caterpillar on parsley This year we've had more dragonflies than ever, probably because there was some rain this summer unlike previous years. Lots of projects present themselves at this time of year and although we spend 5 hours a day out there, we can't seem to get it all done. The parsley did better this year than usual and since we plant it for the Swallowtail butterflies to raise their babies on, whenever t...