As the intense midsummer heat peaks, late-summer gardens can easily begin to look a bit leggy, exhausted, or overgrown. Plants that burst into bloom back in June or July may now show
When gardeners envision a sweeping transformation, they usually imagine high-budget overhauls: hauling in tons of topsoil, installing raised cedar beds, or planting dozens of
Coneflowers (Echinacea) are rugged, heat-tolerant perennials celebrated for their bright daisy-like petals and prominent central cones. While they manage basic survival with minimal intervention,