Prescott garden keeping - june edition

🌿 June in the Prescott Garden
Your Monthly Garden Keeping Summary from The Whiskey Porch

As the high desert moves into early summer, June in Prescott brings high temperatures, intense sun, and the beginnings of the monsoon season. It's a month focused on fine-tuning water habits and staying alert to pest activity — especially for new seedlings and recent additions to the garden.

🌼 Seasonal Highlights

• ​Deep, infrequent watering helps established plants strengthen root systems, while new seedlings may need extra shade or protection from heat and wildlife 
• Increased pest vigilance is key — from aphids and earwigs to chipmunks and deer. Keep bird baths clean and fresh to maintain balance in your garden

📝 Full Checklist is on our Substack.  The Prescott Garden Keeping Journal – June Edition includes:

• 🌱 Plants & Planting
• 💦 Water
• 🦌 Critters
• ✂️ Maintenance
• 📝 Planning & Reflecting

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​A Quick note about my shift to substack

​I’m moving all of my seasonal content — including these monthly garden checklists and my more personal reflections on design, simple living, and the art of living well — over to Substack.

It’s a quieter, more intentional space where I can share practical tips, stories, and behind-the-scenes moments — all without ads or social media noise.  And, we can foster a more personal conversation there which feels more like sharing from the porch than broadcasting into the algorithm void.

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​ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE TIPS & INSPIRATION?

You can find lots more good stuff and inspiration on our Garden Resources page if you just can't get enough of the garden now.

Cottage Garden Resources

Okay, well this is definitely a pretty long list but keep in mind that many of these checklist items for June are only reminders and quick or casual tasks.  For me, I get great solace from just spending time puttering in my landscape and I don't really see it as work.

Keep the feedback coming and let me know what you think.  I love to hear from you.

​Let me know if you think anything needs to be added to this list.

Until next time, happy summer!
~Miriam