Your Villa Magazines Desert Cities August - September 2020

By the Coachella Valley Water District Summer garden tips to get ready for fall planting season Gardening practically comes to a standstill in July due to temperatures ranging from 105 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit with higher humidity. Here are some hot tips for summer maintenance: • Regularly remove weeds as they grow rapidly during times of high humidity. • Water trees deeply. Palms, especially, respond to slow, deep irrigation. Soaker hoses also are effective. • Look ahead! After July, it is only two months until the fall planting season, and the onset of cooler temperatures. While indoors, begin planning for the fall, or plan a retrofit to make your garden more water efficient. August In addition, high temperatures continue and higher humidity plays more of a role this month. Remove spent flowers and trim dead flowering stems and foliage from perennials. Hold off extensive shearing or pruning for another month as it may expose formerly shaded stems and foliage to sunburn. If weather is not too hot, prepare fall planting beds by mixing organic materials such as compost into the top 8 to 10 inches of soil. 32 | YourVilla Magazine CLEANING | POLISHING | SEALING TONY TOMAS MARBLE CARE SINCE 1985 T T COMPLETE STONE & TILE CARE Marble Travertine Limestone Terrazo Mexican Pavers Tile & Grout Other Stones Indoor & Outdoor (760) 776-5878 tonytomasmarblecare.com FREE Estimates! View Our Educational Rug Videos Visit our website www.magicrugcleaners.com 760-340-4301 Re-Defining The Fine Art of Traditional Oriental Rug Hand Washing These Results Could Be Your Rug! Need We Say More? 39665 Entrepreneur Lane #B Palm Desert, CA 92211 • Monday-Friday 9 to 4 • Thorough Dusting and Deep Soil Removal • Traditional, Full Submersion Hand Washing • New Technology Soil, Spill and UV Fiber Protection Local Cleaners Since 1985. We still continue to WOW Our Great Clients throughout the Coachella Valley. • Guaranteed Pet Odor Removal, Spot Removal • Dye Color Correction, Repairs, Custom Cut Rug Pad • Wrapping and Storage, Sanitizing By Request • Products, Woolsafe Approved