5 flowers you can use to color your late-summer garden
By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Summer heat and dry soil can make flower beds look dreary. But you don’t have to accept that fate. Catherine Mix, owner of Washington-based The Cutting Garden, spoke to This Old House. She shared some flowers you can use to help make your garden look vibrant in late summer. Chrysanthemum These flowers are easy to care for and require very little maintenance, according to Gardening Know How. “In late summer when other plants call it quits, mums hit their stride. Like poinsettias, they’re photoperiodic, meaning they rely on specific amounts of light to…