Summer has a sneaky way of making the garden feel endless. Then one afternoon arrives when dinner somehow needs to happen before the sun disappears, and suddenly every unfinished garden chore starts waving from across the yard. Thankfully, several worthwhile projects cost little or nothing, and finishing them now can make next season easier, cheaper, and considerably less chaotic.
The trick involves choosing projects that actually pay you back rather than wandering into a garden center and emerging with three bags of mysterious amendments and a decorative pot shaped like a frog. A little cleanup, careful collecting, and some strategic preparation can accomplish plenty with supplies already sitting around the property. These seven projects deserve attention before shrinking daylight turns garden chores into a race against dusk.
