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Do an early spring fertilizer with a product such as Espoma at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen that will be needed for healthy abundant foliage. Try to cure the problem before adding fertilizer.

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Bridal Wreath Spirea a good deep watering. The most important reason for pruning Bridal Wreath Spirea is to improve the overall health of the plant.

Another reason for pruning gardenias such as Deutzia Nikko is to re-define the plant's definition within the landscape. It has a fine-textured, compact growth habit and profuse, brilliant white blossoms that distinguishes Deutzia Nikko as an elite plant...

Pruning large Viburnums that are well established will enable the plant to have continued vigor, and lead to many more years of supplying beauty to the landscape. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain Viburnum...

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Cryptomeria globosa...

This enables the plant to increase its vigor, and become healthier. Screenings and hedges of viburnums would need to be pruned for their specific purpose within the landscape. Can be used to help aid in this process and also provide plants with a good...

Screenings and hedges of barberries would need to be pruned for their specific purpose within the landscape. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Green Luster Holly to...

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant...

Knives, hand cutters, saws, and shears should be sharpened if necessary before pruning any plants. Large spireas that have been severely pruned have the advantage of a large root system that has excessive capacity, and its roots are capable of supplying...

Prune limbs flush to the feeder branches without leaving “nubs”. The most important reason for pruning Gold Lace Juniper is to improve the overall health of the plant. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced...

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag.

When we specifically look at pruning with regards to Purple Pixie Loropetalum, this misunderstanding and negligence can be magnified. For an organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around plants such as Purple Pixie Loropetalum.

If you prefer a more open and natural form, simply remove up to one third of the branches down to the ground each year or two. Removing the dead and dying limbs will minimize the possibility of diseases such as “die-back” and will also allow the plant...

Sometimes, the growth is taller and longer with less than desirable branching when Nitrogen is deficient. Either chemical fertilizers or organic matter can be used successfully. Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to...

It helps to wake up the garden after the long winter. The blooms last for several weeks and perfume the whole landscape. It makes a grand statement when massed. Because the foliage is so pretty, Fragrant Valley is attractive year round, but in late winter,...

Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the plant. Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or...

If severe, pruning is necessary, it must be realized that the plant will shift its focus in the short-run from setting flower buds to growing vigorously, and it is very likely that the Wisteria Amethyst Falls will have few if any bloom buds during the...

Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure to rake your mulch back to the drip line of each plant.

Severe pruning of Blue Pacific Juniper is generally thought to involve the removal of one third to one half of the existing plant. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. Can be used to help aid in this process and also provide plants with a good soaking due to the slow release of the water into...

Although these buddleias may have been lovingly cared for by the previous owner, it is necessary to severely prune these plants to restore vigor or to create a different definition in the landscape for the new owner of the property.

An example would be 10-10-10 or 12-4-8. Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. When roots are burned, the first sign is often scorched looking leaves. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there...

Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. Knives, hand cutters, saws, and shears should be sharpened if necessary before pruning any shrubs. Many times, gardeners inherit a wealth of Butterfly Bushes in their gardens when they purchase...

* Plant for winter color! * Zones 5-9 * Fast-Growing Issai means "fruiting at a young age". Pruning makes 'Purple Pride' even a more attractive, pretty plant. It does best if planted in a protected location (from winter wind and sun), preferably in an...

The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. Can be used to help aid in this process and also provide plants with a good soaking due to the slow release of the water into the root-zone of the plant.

When using boxwood as a hedge, begin pruning when the shrub is young rather than waiting several years until it has achieved a lot of growth. , prune with shearing or hedge clippers in a pyramidal shape with the narrowest part of the bush at the top,...