My container garden is looking pretty tired after such a hot start to summer, but there's still so much of the season left and I'm not ready to let them fade away. That's why I'm doing this one particular July check to see what my containers need to keep blooming into fall.
It's a container garden trick I do every year around mid-July – gently removing the rather sad-looking plants from their pots to observe root health. Often, I find overcrowded roots are the culprit, stunting growth and causing stress. Rehoming the plants to a larger pot is an easy solution, giving them a second lease of life for the rest of summer.
