What to plant in August ?

On the ornamental garden side, several small maintenance activities are implemented such as protecting plants from heat by mulching the base of shrubs, cutting fuchsias, pelargoniums, hydrangeas, rose bushes... or even removing buds secondary at the end of the stems of dahlias and chrysanthemums to promote the main bud and abundant flowering at autumn.

It is also the time to plant fall flowering bulbs such as irises, crocuses or cyclamen and for already adult plants, to divide them.

For balconies and terraces, you can already make autumn arrangements in planters with dwarf asters, heucheras, or even variegated periwinkles.

For indoor plants, only non-flowering plants can be repotted and   cramped in their pot.

As for the vegetable garden, a little maintenance and planting is to be expected. Prune the eggplants, melons and peppers in order to activate fruiting, pinch the tomatoes ; and plant cauliflower, broccoli, winter lettuce, parsley, ribbed celery.

This is also the time to take the most beautiful stolons from the strawberry plants before transplanting them into individual POTS boxes.

Finally, don't forget during the heat to water the rhubarb and raspberry bushes abundantly to ensure the maturity of the fruits and a beautiful harvest to enjoy !