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- Hold off on any planned transplanting until cooler fall weather.
- Hold of pruning trees shrubs roses until next spring.
- Continue deadheading annuals and perennials to prolog blooming.
- Plant spinach, Swiss card, radishes, and lettuce seed for a fall crop.
- Continue watering as needed.
- If not already done apply organic mulch around trees and shrubs to conserve moisture and prevent weeds.
- Rambler roses can be pruned after they have finished flowering.
- The lawn can be mown regularly.
- The edges of the lawn can be tied up by trimming back any herbaceous plants that encroach on the lawn.
- Lawns will need watering in long dry spells; however this can be done in the early evenings to conserve water.
- Remember when planting not to plant too deep.