Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yardening Summer 2013, 1 by coleup

coleup wrote:
We came from here http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1304562/

What have you accomplished and what still needs doing in our yards and gardens?

Here I've been trimming back vines, pulling invasives like garlic mustard. feeding my tropicals, and some perennials.

I've also been fighting bugs. Seems aphids took a liking to a massive trellised sweet autumn Clematis! Trimmed away a third of the most affected leaves and ladybugs and their larva seem to be controlling the rest. Pondering what to put in its place if old vine doesn't make it.

Seems the trimming up and thinning out I did last year has improved the air flow in my garden and there is less powdery milldew to contend with. Still need a whole yard fan though!