Welcome to the August edition of Garden Fest! I can’t believe I’m going back to school next week and the kids are going back the week after. What happened to our long, lazy summer? We have a ton of entries in this month’s edition, so grab a cup of iced mint tea and prepare for a leisurely stroll through the posts:

Arvind Devalia presents Time to rest, sow and reap posted at Arvind Devalia, saying, “it is time to start sowing and reaping in both our gardens and in our lives!”

Mary Jo Manzanares presents Enjoy Japanese-Style Gardening at Kubota Garden posted at The Seattle Traveler.

Garden Hints

Mary Jo Manzanares presents Backyard Sanctuary Program Helps Keep Washington one of the Best Places to Live posted at The Seattle Traveler.

Louise Manning presents 10 Facts about Bumblebees posted at Green Garden Chat.

Stephanie presents Second Plantings posted at Stop the Ride!.

Lucynda Riley presents Making Sun Dried Tomatoes posted at Quietly Into the Night, saying, “A good use for extra tomatoes”

Frugal Panda presents How to Save Money with Xeriscaping posted at Frugal Panda.

Michelle Mitchell presents scribbit: Fairy Gardens | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska posted at scribbit.

Lucynda Riley presents Fall Mini Pumpkin Wreath posted at A Crafty Nature.

Emma Castille presents Who Would Like A Maintenance Free Garden? posted at Garden-Ideas.

Garden Woes

Lucynda Riley presents The heat of an Arkansas Summer posted at Quietly Into the Night.

Silvia presents Po Moyemu–In My Opinion: Tobacco Hornworms Strike posted at Po Moyemu–In My Opinion.

Gardening Brags

Stephanie presents Cucumbers Frozen? Cucumbers Fried? Really! posted at Stop the Ride!.

Lucynda Riley presents Basil Bread and an Abundant Harvest. posted at Quietly Into the Night.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Curb Appeal: One Of My Best Investments Yet Or How I Turned $80 Into $5,000 With Minimal Risk posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “This is a financially oriented post but it still has a lot of relevance to gardening. I am a huge garden afficionado but also a finance blogger. :)”

Misc.

John presents Is Backyard Habitat Illegal? posted at A DC Birding Blog.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Yaakov Stern: Build Your Cognitive Reserve posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Why leisure activities such as gardening may be so good for our brains.”

Lexi Sundell presents Summer Awakening posted at Energies of Creation, saying, “A painting of sunflowers celebrates the glorious light of summer before fall brings a different palette.”

And one on living more greenly:
Sagar Satapathy presents Working Green: 50 Tips To Reduce Your Office?s Waste posted at Bootstrapper.

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