June 21, 2019 The Best Time in the Garden, Abraham Mignon, Cyrus McCormick, Frederick Law Olmsted, Summer Solstice, Donald Culross Peattie, Flowering Earth, National Selfie Day, and Advice on Weeding from 1843
When is the best time to divide? To prune? To transplant?
In general, the answer I most often give is that the best time to do anything is when you're standing there with a shovel, or a knife, or a spade in your hand.
We are all so busy. Our gardens can get away from us.
Our good intentions of getting to things at a later date can evaporate faster than water on a hot July day.
Thus the saying, "There is no time like the present."
So, if you're in your garden, and you have helpers, or you just have the right frame of mind to tackle that bigger project, to move that plant, or split that…
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