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Get out your pruners. Cutting back flowering plants now will extend summer in your garden
The beautiful blooms of late summer show off this month with dahlias, zinnias, sedum Autumn Joy and rudbeckias performing in the August garden. To keep your garden in full bloom, be sure to dead head the faded blooms, especially verbena and fuchsias growing in hanging baskets. Harvest dahlias and sweet peas daily for maximizing repeat blooms, and cut back petunias, lobelia and other annuals that grow leggy.
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Covering the capital city, The Olympian has earned a reputation as a watchdog of state government, leading the effort to change state public disclosure laws to keep government meetings open to the public. The city is often considered to be a major cultural center of the South Puget Sound region, home to quite a number of performing arts companies and theaters as well as a hub of indie music production. The Olympia area is also a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts, located less than two hours from the Pacific Ocean, the Olympic Mountains, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Rainier.
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