BLOOMIN' IN JUNE
Astilbe..... Brodiaea..... Butterfly Bush..... Centaurea..... Clematis..... Coral Bells..... Daylilies..... Foxtail Lilies..... Fruit Trees..... Hosta..... Iris..... Kousa Dogwood..... Lilacs..... Lilies...... Peonies..... Purple Cone Flowers (Echinacea)..... Red Hot Pokers..... Rhododendron..... Roses..... Sage (meadow)..... Yarrow.
PLANTS AND STAKES
Some of your taller growing perennials or plants such as Delphiniums, Dahlias, Foxgloves or tomatoes usually need the support of a stake or cage,
if you want them to stand erect all summer long.
To keep your tie in place and to prevent it from rubbing the plants stem, try wrapping the cord, plastic tie, or string around the stake
first. Then loop a piece of the tie around the plant stem and secure it with a good knot.
Make sure that the plant has some freedom of movement, but that the tie will not slip up and down the plant's stem and rub it, causing injury.
RHODODENDRONS
After your rhododendrons have flowered you can tidy up the plants by removing the faded flower heads. There are pros and cons as to just how much this
chore accomplishes.
If you are planning on removing them, be very careful and take your time. On both sides of the old flower head are the new shoots for next year's
growth, and you don't want to break them off or injure them. You can use pruning shears or pinch them off to remove.
PRUNING
Now is the time to prune: Lilacs, Viburnums, Deutzia, Mockorange, Spireas and other spring blooming shrubs.
This is also a good time to shear or trim deciduous hedges, cut back unwieldy growth on wistaria, and remove suckers from
fruit trees, lilacs, magnolias and maples
June is a good month to prune dogwoods. As the trees are setting buds for next year's bloom, correct shaping now will encourage
a fine display in spring.
INSECT PESTS
Black vine weevil grubs chew on the fibrous roots of your azaleas, laurel, rhododendron, yew and many other evergreens.
Signs include: plants not growing properly or yellowing foliage.
The adults are emerging now and feeding on the foliage. They chew notches along the edges of broad leaves, or make stubble
of evergreen needles. Adults are brown-black with a short snout.
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Chinch bugs feed by sucking the juices from grass blades, especially fescues and bentgrass. Damage appears as copper-colored patches,
similar to sunscald or drought damage.
To check for chinch bug infestation, water suspicious area and cover with a white cloth. If present they will crawl onto the back of the cloth.
Nymphs are red, adults are black.
JUNE WILDFLOWERS
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Bergamont,Wild
Bindweed
Blackberry Lily
Bouncing Bet
Bugloss, Viper's
Butterfly-weed
Button-bush
Calapogon
Campion
Clover, Sweet
Cohosh, Black
Culver's-root
Day-flower
Dogbane
Flame Lily
Frost-weed
Goldenrod
Harebell
Hawkweed
Horse-weed
Indian Pipe
Indigo, Wild
Jimson Weed
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Laurel, Sheep
Loosestrife
Meadow-sweet
Milkweed
Milkwort, Common
Monkey-flower
Motherwort
Mullein
Orchis
Pickerel Weed
Pine Sap
Pink, Swamp
Pipsissewa
Poke-weed
Primrose, Evening
Queen Anne's Lace
Raspberry
Rhododendron
Saint John's-Wort
Squirrel Corn
Spiked Fire-weed
Wild Hyssop
Yarrow
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