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August always plays a trick on us.
There are flowers in the garden, bees buzzing about, dahlias are finally showing their true colors and you might think, oh yes, summer still has a long way to go. You go on a walk with your morning cup of coffee and look carefully… half the zinnias are already sporting brown heads, the phlox is wilting, roses are setting their hips...
August is supposed to be the lazy month in the garden. Supposed to be… The deck chair is waiting, the tomatoes need eating and, after all the watering we have done, surely we deserve a rest?
But take your pruners outside one cool morning and look properly at the plants. Not at the flowers this time—look at the stems.
The soft, pale shoots of spring have ch...