“What does amaze me is how every year people are amazed to discover that summer is hot,’ exclaimed Ogden Nash. The horticultural fraternity knows of this all too well.
August then is the traditional month in which gardeners can take things easy. Sit back in the shade on patio, deck or under a tree and dream of gardens yet to come . . . This is reason enough to leave the spouse to take care of the mowing, weeding, deadheading and similar chores that continue to burden the grounds caring householder. What else can one do in a season that has been defined as nothing much on radio, television or most girls at the beach?
