We are all ready to invest large amounts of money on landscaping in order to give a face lift to our homes.
But we didn't prune enough or at all when our lawn needed it, making our prized lawns and gardens looking worse than ever.
This is the best time to start getting ready and preparing your lawn for beautiful success.
For your garden to have a longer life span, take the following tips into consideration.
Pruning Tips For Your Garden As talked about previously, keeping up with pruning your garden plays a huge role in its success.
Mistakes happen when pruning your lawn, and if they do don't panic.
Its like getting a haircut, it may look bad for a few days but its sure to grow back.
Avoid watering in the evening Humidity in the summer can cause problems with your garden and lawn.
Getting your plants dry overnight is easy, just tuck them in overnight.
Damage to plants can be prevented very easily by not watering them in the evening.
Get rid of Powdery mildew Ornamental plants are most often hit with mildew.
Mildew will leave a white, powdery substance on the leaves of your plants.
Being proactive with your garden is crucial in stopping the growth of this horrible fungus.
This is easily prevented by spreading fungicide in the landscaping and garden areas.
Fungicide is easily found at any home improvement or hardware store.
Prevention of Pythium Blight If you live in Northern areas of the U.
S.
and also have planted perennial Rye grass, then leaving your plants wet overnight could lead to another pesky fungus.
This awful fungus called Pythium Blight could start to form, and spread extremely quickly is you leave your lawn wet over night.
Pythium Blight loves to grow in moist, humid areas.
This fungus is easily spotted in the early mornings.
Pythium Blight can be seen on the top parts of your grass, resembling a white fluffy substance.
It can also be seen very easily along your sidewalk or driveway as soil is moist in those areas.
Keeping this fungus under control is very simply, just try and water your lawn early in the morning.
Fire Blight Another fungus called Fire Blight is most active during the summer months as well.
Fire Bright loves attacking cotoneasters, Pyracantha, and your gorgeous apple trees.
If any of the branches are turning red, then starting to die, it is most likely Fire Blight.
Treating a plant or tree infected with Fire Blight is simple, just remove the effected part of the plant as soon as the fungus is detected.
Make sure to burn the infected branch you removed, and thoroughly clean your shears with alcohol as it spreads very quickly.
Avoiding a dreadful fungus for your garden in the summer months is not as hard as it seems.
Keeping up and caring for your garden is all it takes, with minimal inspections every other day.
Make sure to closely watch current events, most importantly the weather so you can better plan for rain.
Fungus' have the ability to eat away your entire garden if they are not treated early, and these tips will help you do just that.