• Order bulbs for fall planting.
• Continue cutting flowers for drying and for indoor bouquets.
• Keep records of excellent blooms and pleasing designs in the perennial bed.
• Make plans for renovation or redesign or moving plants in the fall.
• Handsome pots and containers can serve as a focal point in garden design. Plant with "fillers, thrillers and spillers" for a gorgeous addition to your landscape.
Vegetables and fruit
• Raised beds allow for intensive planting, one crop following another.
• Replenish the soil and continue planting root vegetables and salads through the summer.
• Harvest beet greens as well as beets. Beets left in the ground too long become woody.
• Check cucumbers daily for picking.
• Donate surplus produce to a local food pantry.
• Check grapes frequently for disease and treat promptly.
• Thin apples and peaches to 6 inches between fruits.
Trees and shrubs
• Last call to prune spring-flowering shrubs.
• Continue to monitor for Japanese beetles and other grubs.
• July was the Thunder Moon or the Hay Moon.
Susan Henry, master gardener with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester