LATE SUMMER GARDEN CHORES

As we head into the last full month of summer, here is a list of tasks you might want to tackle in your garden:

AUGUST GARDENING CALENDAR 

ODD POLLINATORS

We know that bees and butterflies pollinate our flowers.  Click below to read about four insects that also help with specific tasks:

ODD POLLINATORS OF NC

Here are some flowering plants our pollinators are visiting at the Arboretum this week:

Photos by S. DelVecchio

1.   Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' Little Leaf Sage
2.   Hosta sp
3.   Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
4.   Anethum graveolens (Dill)
5.   Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii 'Goldsturm' Black-eyed Susan
6.   Allium tuberosum (Garlic Chives)
7.   Phlox paniculata 
8.   Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)
9.   Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
10. Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion' Butterfly Bush

VEGETABLES THRIVING AT THE ARBORETUM

There are several raised beds plus an example of square foot gardening in our Vegetable Garden.  We have several Master Gardener Volunteers who take turns caring for them week in and week out.  The harvest is donated to local food banks or soup kitchens.  Here are some things ripening now:

 (1st column) 'Aphrodite' Cantaloupe and Sunflower

(2nd column) Row of Herbs, 'Suyo' Cucumber, and Grey Zucchini

(Last column) Clemson Spineless Okra, Sweet Banana Pepper, and Orange Bell Pepper

It may seem odd, but now is the time to start planning for your fall garden.  Check out this resource:

GROWING A FALL VEGETABLE GARDEN

MASTER GARDENERS AT FARMERS MARKET

Stop by the Pitt County Master Gardeners' table at the Farmer's Market tomorrow from 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM.  Bring you gardening questions and find out what is happening at the Arboretum.

4560 County Home Road
Greenville

BLOOMING THIS WEEK AT THE ARBORETUM

The star this week has to be this very red rose:

Rosa 'Wekfrancoly' IN THE MOOD Hybrid Tea Rose

Other blooms vying for views:

TOP, left to right:

Zinnia (Butterfly Garden), Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Black-eyed Susan from Wildflower Garden) Rosa 'Meiguimov' Charlatan Climbing Rose (Rose Garden)

MIDDLE:
Echinacea POW WOW Wild Berry (Butterfly Garden), Rosa 'SCRivo' Pretty Lady Floribunda (Rose Garden), Eupatorium dubium (Joe Pye Weed in Perennial Border)
BOTTOM:
Scutellaria incana (Hoary Skullcap in Wildflower Garden), Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy in Herb Garden) and Leucantheum x superbum 'Becky' (Shasta Daisy in Perennial Border, Hibiscus moscheutos (Swamp Rose in Perennial Border)

Photos by S. DelVecchio