ROLLING HILLS GARDEN CENTER
VILLAGE GALLERY FLORIST AND GIFT
ROLLING HILLS GARDEN CENTER
VILLAGE GALLERY FLORIST
JUNE QUOTES
"In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different."
– John Steinbeck
"What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will never fade." - Gertrude Jekyll
"Mine is the Month of Roses; yes, and mine
The Month of Marriages! All pleasant sights
And scents, the fragrance of the blossoming vine,
The foliage of the valleys and the heights.
Mine are the longest days, the loveliest nights;
The mower's scythe makes music to my ear;
I am the mother of all dear delights;
I am the fairest daughter of the year." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“It is good to realize that, if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature’s gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.”
— Jimmy Carter
June is Perennial Month
Annuals add a great burst of color to our gardens, but as we all know that must be planted anew every growing season. We can always depend on a few errant plants coming back from seed, but there is a better solution. In fact the whole month of June celebrates that alternate to annuals: PERENNIALS. June has been designated as the month of perennials due to the large number of them that come into bloom in June. Among the many types of perennials to choose from some of the most popular pollinators are native to our region.
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Butterfly weed
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Blanket flower
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Black-eyed susan
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Bee balm
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Cardinal flower
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Beardtongue penstemon
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Joe pye weed
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Coneflowers
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Liatris
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Foxglove
SPECIAL DAYS IN JUNE
June 1 Go Barefoot Day
June 2 Bubba Day
June 3 Egg Day
June 4 Hug Your Cat Day
June 5 World Environment Day
June 6 D-Day (WWII)
June 7 Chocolate Ice Cream Day
June 8 Best Friends Day
June 9 Donald Duck Day
June 10 Iced Tea Day
June 11 Corn on the Cob Day
June 12 Red Rose Day
June 13 Weed Your Garden Day
June 14 Flag Day
June 15 Nature Photography Day
June 16 Fathers' Day
June 17 Eat Your Veggies Day
June 18 Splurge Day
June 19 Watch Day
June 20 Summer Solstice
June 21 Take Your Dog to Work Day
June 22 Kissing Day
June 23 Typewriter Day
June 24 Pralines Day
June 25 Catfish Day
June 26 Chocolate Pudding Day
June 27 Sunglasses Day
June 28 Tau Day
June 29 Camera Day
June 30 Corvette Day
June remains one of the most popular months for weddings. Other celebrations in June include Fathers' Day, graduations, dance recitals, summer solstice, and the start of the vacation season. See how we are ready to celebrate all of these occasions at the Village Gallery.
IN THE GARDEN IN JUNE
The following information can be found in its entirety from this website:
https://wayne.ces.ncsu.edu/2023/05/june-gardening-tips/
Lawn
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Mowing at the correct height and frequency is one of the most important things you can do keep your lawn thick and weed free. Different turf types have different ideal mowing heights. Centipede, bermuda and zoysia lawns are best kept at 1″ to 1 1/2″. St. Augustine lawns need to mowed at 3″ to 4″ high.
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If you use any broadleaf weed killer containing 2-4-D, buy two sprayers and use one for herbicides and the other for insecticides and fertilizers. Label the sprayers with permanent markers so the use is obvious to prevent accidently spraying a herbicide on wanted plants.
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Seeds of centipede, bermuda, and certain varieties of zoysia can be sown in June but need frequent watering to germinate. Do not allow grass seed to dry out after being sown. St. Augustine grass cannot be established by seed.
Trees, Shrubs and Flowers
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For container gardens in shady locations, try shade loving plants like begonias, caladiums, ferns, coleus, fuchsia, hellebores, heuchera, and impatiens.
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Mid- to late June is an excellent time to take softwood cuttings of shrubs to start new plants. Some shrubs propagated in this manner are spirea, boxwood and azalea.
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Remove dead flowers from bedding plants to get more flowering. Removing the dead flowers or “deadheading” prevents the plants from not flowering and going to seed and before summer is over.
Tick-seed (Coreopsis sp.) is a popular summer perennial now blooming during June.
Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs
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Plant sweet potato slips in June for fall harvest.
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Most vegetables require 1″ of water per week. Avoid wetting the foliage of plants when watering as this increases disease problems. Use soaker hoses or drip tape to apply water at ground level.
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Remember to fertilize your tomatoes as they are growing. Fertilize with 2-3 tablespoons per plant after plant has started to set fruit and 4-6 weeks thereafter throughout the growing season. Use 8-8-8 and 10-10-10. Keep fertilizer 4-6″ from the plant’s stem to avoid fertilizer burn.
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Squash vine borers may cause a squash plant here and there to wilt, even when no other plants are suffering. Check near the base of the plant for a small hole and a mass of greenish-yellow excrement. Slitting open the stem may reveal the villain: a fat, white caterpillar. It may be possible to save the plant by removing the caterpillar, then covering the injured vine with moist soil to encourage rooting.
Jessica Strickland is an agriculture extension agent, specializing in horticulture for North Carolina Cooperative Extension in Wayne County.