Trees and Shrubs
Flowers
- Remove spent flower clusters on crape myrtle to encourage more blooms.
- Treat for Japanese beetles only if they are severely defoliating plants.
- Hand pull or spot treat weeds with herbicides.
Flowers
- Remove fallen/dead leaves to minimize disease problems.
- A second application of slow release fertilizer is needed in mid summer for containers and flower beds.
- Don’t pinch back or prune fall blooming perennials after mid July or you may disrupt their bloom.
