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Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. Ilex glabra Nordic has a compact, rounded habit that needs little pruning to maintain a formal look. For a totally organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the...

Beautyberry looks best planted in masses, and it is especially beautiful under pine trees or placed in a shrub border. Pruning makes 'Purple Pride' even a more attractive, pretty plant.

If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Buddleias. It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune Butterfly Bushes as this does more harm than good.

Removing the dead and dying limbs will minimize the possibility of diseases such as “die-back” and will also allow the plant to re-concentrate its energies and produce flowers.

Organic fertilizers such as Dehydrated Cow Manure or Milorganite may provide an excellent source of slow release nutrients in addition to your primary fertilizer. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.

Be sure that these fertilizers have minor elements as well. A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important...

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Shrubs such as Lilac Agincourt Beauty grow best if they are fertilized lightly in the spring once frost has passed with a well-balanced, extended-release,...

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only add stress to it's life.

The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. Lilac Belle de Nancy is one of the most fragrant Lilacs available today. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.

The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the plant.

Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch.

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. An example would be 10-10-10 or 12-4-8. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of...

Pruning has been described as a “combination of art and science.” I find pruning to be one of the most relaxing yet rewarding chores in the garden. Pruning large Purple Leaf Sand Cherry that are well established will enable the plant to have continued...

Although many well established spireas perform wonderfully in the garden without being fertilized, they will do even better with a regular fertilization program. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Mahonia Winter Sun plants that you dig a hole...

Why not bring one to your yard today! * Colorful foliage * Spring flowers and fall color * Edible fruit * Wildlife interest Your Compact American Cranberrybush has (just as the name implies), a denser, more compact form…but still provides all the color...

It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. Spring Glory Forsythia is completely covered in large bright yellow flowers in early spring.

Winter Gold Winterberry Holly is a deciduous female holly that produces ornamental pink-orange berries that persist well into winter, changing to golden yellow and providing wonderful winter interest on otherwise bare stems.

Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer. Although some authorities recommend special fertilizer mixes to get the maximum results, Pieris do amazingly well with a more relaxed...

A male pollenizer, such as Jim Dandy Holly is required for berry set. Extremely hardy. A profusion of bright red berries brighten the winter landscape and provide food for birds.

Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements that are just as important in consideration of spirea nutrition.

Pruning a specific plant to look a specific way, involves art in creating a unique definition for a specific plant, and it involves science in understanding the physical growing habits of the plant to be pruned.

A sharp cut will heal quicker than a jagged cut, which will also minimize the likelihood of disease investing a cut during pruning. A very large shrub in the ground will take 2 – 3 cups spread around the drip line of the branches (not next to the trunk).

The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. An example would be 10-10-10 or 12-4-8. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with...

These observations should give you a good idea of how the plant tends to grow, and also how and when you should prune the plant. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Deutzia Nikko a good deep watering.

When pruning established Fernspray Hinoki Cypress where no labeling is present on a variety to identify it, you need to look at the general growth patterns of the plant to be pruned.

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag. If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only add stress to it's life.