Here are some tips to prepare your lawn and garden this month:

- If you want fresh vegetables throughout the fall, July is the time to plant fall crops including root crops.

- Plants and trees that provide color this month include crape myrtles, spireas, hydrangeas, summersweet, hypericum, butterfly bush and goldenraintree.

- Lotus are great plants for container water gardens on a deck or patio. Barrels make a perfect container for these types of water gardens.

- Raise the cutting height of the mower. Taller grass cools the roots and helps to keep the moisture in the soil longer.

- Change the water in your bird bath regularly, and keep it filled. Standing water may become a breeding ground for mosquito larvae.

- Start seeds for fall vegetables this month. This includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and many others.

- Slugs and snails hide from the heat of the day, but come out in morning, evening hours or after rain. Seek and destroy ALL slugs and their eggs!

- Remember to change direction when moving your lawn. Travel north to south on one mowing and east to west on the next cutting.

- Defend against weeds by promoting a dense, healthy lawn. Grass that is thick and uniform makes it difficult for weeds to take hold and grow.

- Don't prune azaleas and rhododendrons after the second week of July for they soon will begin setting their buds for next year's blooms.

- Attract butterflies by placing fresh sweet fruit pieces on a plate and then put on top of a post. Placing high will keep other critters and ants away.

- Change mowing directions or patterns with each mowing to avoid grass blades leaning in one direction, as it results in a rough uneven appearance.

- Now that the frost is gone, early summer is a perfect time to sow hardy annuals, such as lupines, biennials, and forget-me-nots.

- Creeping shrubs, like junipers, can serve as evergreen ground covers. Use a medley of shrub shapes for design interest and uniformity.

How to Seed Bare Spots And Thin Areas - Provided by Scotts
Summer heat and drought usually cause thin brown spots in the lawn. Luckily, fall is the best time to seed and it’s EASY! Follow these simple steps and you’ll have a thick, green lawn.

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