June is a strange month in the garden.

It seems as though you’re holding your breath. Spring flowers are gone, but the summer flowers haven’t really hit their stride yet. The garden is planted, but we’re still eagerly awaiting that first tomato, cucumber, zucchini, etc. 

There’s a bit of a pause that happens in June. 

And that’s the perfect time to take care of a few flowering shrubs. There’s a span of a few weeks where you can get them trimmed up. If you wait too long, you’ll be cutting into next year’s blooms. You can read all about it here.