The Garden Shed
A Community Newsletter published by the Piedmont Master Gardeners
August 2017 - Vol. 3, No. 8
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Table of Contents
Recipe of the Month
Grilled Sausage and Potato Salad with Spinach, Red Onion, Brewmaster’s Mustard Vinaigrette
Potato Salad — Whole grain mustard vinaigrette adds zing to an old summer favorite!
Tasks and Tips
The Ornamental Garden in August
The late summer ornamental garden can look gorgeous despite hot, muggy temperatures.
In the Vegetable Garden
Forage Radishes — A hard-working cover crop
Nicknamed “bio-drills,” forage radishes offer lots of benefits.
In the Ornamental Garden
Helenium — A great choice for the late summer garden
Helenium is a colorful native wild flower for the late summer ornamental garden.
Feature
In nature, there’s no such thing as a good bug or a bad bug. It’s all about balance.