JULY

1...The spring rush is over...relax and move the hammock under a shade tree !!! 2...Keep 'dead-heading' annuals for continuous blooms 3...If drought occurs, water trees and shrubs weekly 4...Inspect Peach trees, Lilacs and Dogwoods for borers, spray to control 5...Now is a good time to place your order for fall bulbs 6...Shear off seed heads of Candytuft and Creeping Phlox 7.Spray or dust your roses for Black Spot 8.Use Sevin to control Japanese beetles on roses and fruit trees 9.When hot and dry, lawns should not be cut too short 10.Plant strawberries now for next year's crop 11.Divide and or move Oriental poppies 12.Cut and hang some strawflowers or lavender for winter bouquets 13.If planning to set out evergreens next month, prepare the planting areas now 14.Plant Madonna Lilies now, cover with no more than 2 inches of soil 15.Keep up your weekly spray program for roses and fruit trees

Did You Know ?

That in Shakespeare's time it was not that uncommon for salads to contain as many as 30 ingredients such as: Almonds, Barberry berries, Broom buds, Elder buds, stalks of Purslane, Mushrooms, Currants, Raisins, Samphire, fresh and candied Rose petals, Primroses, Violets, Nasturtiums, Marigold petals, Strawberry leaves, Daisy leaves, Marrons, Yarrow, Sorrel and Borage flowers and leaves.

To be watched for in July
	Buckeye Comma, Gray Crescent, Pearl Dusky-wing, Sleepy Emperor, Tawny Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Regal Fritillary, Silver-spot Hair-streak, Acadian Hair-streak, Banded Hair-streak, Gray Pearly Eye Purple, Banded Purple, Red-spotted Sulphur, Brimstone Sulphur, Clouded Swallowtail, Blue Viceroy White, Checkered Wood-nymph, Common