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  • When dividing irises, check for borers. Remove worms with a knife and cut away any damaged tissue.
  • During the dog days, many annual flowers can beat the heat. Try cosmos, gomphrena, celosia, cleome (spider flower), portulaca and Mexican sunflower.

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