Annette, do you typically wait until the fall to do clean up or start earlier? Are your peonies going dormant earlier this year or do they normally go dormant in the heat of summer? Most of the ones that are dormant already here are new transplants from last fall or this spring and those that were damaged by late snows. I'm hoping I don't lose any of the late transplants but won't know until next spring, all I can do is watch and water occasionally....
Caroline, I'm with you on the weed control. It feels like all I've done in the garden this summer is try to get on top of weeds! I don't know how many yard garbage bags I've filled this year and it makes me tired just to try to count them in my head....and I mulch like crazy, you'd THINK it wouldn't get that bad. And almost all of my beds are raised with cardboard underneath...
