To Spruce Up the Lawn, Soak and Fertilize Grass
Warm-season lawn grasses such as Bermuda, St. Augustine and zoysia should be looking their best. If yours is not, give it a thorough soaking, then fertilize and water again. If it doesn’t green up in a few weeks, it may be time to replace the lawn (it won’t live forever) or have a professional lawn care company renovate it with power tools. This is a good month for either job.
“June drop” is the disturbing but natural tendency for fruit trees to thin themselves by dropping part of their crops. You will probably have to do additional thinning to keep fruit from touching and any overladen branches from breaking. Water only every three to four weeks to discourage fruit splitting.
From the Los Angeles Times California Garden Calendar
A talk on benefit of backyard composting by Keith Thomsen of the Los Angeles Department of Public Works, 2:30 p.m. today at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Free in Friends’ Hall. For information, call (626) 405-2100.
UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Program’s open house begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at 1010 Westwood Blvd., Room 320. Free. For information, call (310) 825-9414.
Rose show and sale sponsored by South Coast Rose Society 12:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday , 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula. Free with $5 garden admission. For information, call (310) 544-1948.
Cactus, succulent, bromeliad show and sale jointly sponsored by the Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society and San Fernando Bromeliad Society, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday , 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino. Free. For information, call (818) 366-1858 or e-mail: Bcbrome@aol.com.
“Master Gardener Forum--Have All of Your Questions Answered,” 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sherman Library and Gardens, 2687 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Free. For information, call (949) 673-2261.
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