About Gardening: No Time to Rest, it's June!

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Gardening Gardening Vegetables & Fruits Flowers Pests & Problems From Marie Iannotti, your Guide to Gardening June is when I start to realize that it's now or never. If I don't get things planted soon they could remain in pots all summer. There are a lot of chores demanding our attention, so here's your June Regional To Do List, to help keep you on track. One more thing to add to the list - Vote! Above are the finalists in our Spring Flowers Photo Challenge. Take a look through the photo gallery and then vote for your favorite. Winners will be announced June 15th, so don't delay. Gardening Tip of the Week Rocks Everywhere - Make Plant Markers: I live in Arizona, a state with lots of sand and rocks. Rocks are the bane of most gardeners, but I have put them to use as decorative plant markers in my garden. I plant my flower or shrub, go to my bucket of suitable rocks, select one and write the name of the plant with a permanent marker. I then place it in front of the plant. I put in many different plants and this way I can remember what I planted and it makes the bed look natural. Cost saving and decorative. --Submitted by Christine Thank you to everyone who has shared a tip. Keep them coming! Share a gardening tip. Tips for recycling in the garden. Once again our June Photo Challenge is Roses. This is always one of our most popular challenges and I'm looking forward to seeing the rose blossoms blooming in your yard. Connect With Marie: Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | Gardening Forum | Newsletter Prolonging Strawberry Season They're known as June berries, but with a little planning, you can have strawberries all season. Growing Strawberries Edible Landscaping with Berries Search Related Topics:  strawberries  growing berries  Tomato Suckers - Prune or No? Not every tomato grower thinks pruning out tomato suckers is worth the effort, but there are some who wouldn't think of letting them grow. Here are the whys and wherefores of whether it is worth it for you. Should You Prune Tomato Suckers? Search Related Topics:  tomatoes  vegetable gardening  garden mainenance Underappreciated Catmint Some flowers get taken for granted because of how easily they grow. Catmint has spires of vibrant blue flowers throughout the season and deserves a place in more gardens. Growing Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) Plant of the Year - Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Garden Design with Nepeta: One Plant Used Three Ways Search Related Topics:  catmint  drought resistant plants  herb gardening Over the Garden Gate Is it safe to use old bags of soil? How to kill groundcovers. Black spot on roses, already? Should lavender seedlings be spindly? Related Searches Gardening Ideas French Translation French Language English French French Vocabulary Featured Articles Long Blooming Perennial Flowers Low Maintenance Perennial Flowers Growing Wisteria Drought Tolerant Herbs 3 Summer Lawn Enemies   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Marie Iannotti Gardening Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Gardening newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com   Garlic by any other name... Growing Garlic What are Garlic Scapes Harvesting Garlic   Follow me on: Advertisement