Time for a monthly garden tour! Early to mid July is what I call peak garden season here. It’s absolutely stunning during those couple of weeks, and then it really heats up here in KC. The plants that really love the heat go bananas, and I’m out in the garden at least weekly cutting things back so they don’t look leggy or overgrown, and the things that like slightly more mild temperatures just kind of wonder what in the world I’ve done to them.

Last month, I showed a picture of these areas in June and July. I’m going to add on an August photo, so you can see how much everything grew!

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Marigolds are massive! I thought the begonias would be able to keep up, but they look like dwarfs next to the marigolds.

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Most things are hanging in there well in the heat of the summer! But I can definitely see some of the stress that comes with this hard part of the season.

How are your gardens looking this time of year?