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Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. Although many well established Gold Mop Cypress perform wonderfully in the garden without being fertilized, they...

Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. The older and diseased branches can be pruned to the ground.

Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce benefits from an fertilizer which can help raise the acid level of the soil such as by Espoma. Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization.

Green Luster Holly favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization. Plants such as Green Luster Holly grow best if they are fertilized once in the spring and again in early summer.

Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. Many times, Viburnums that have not been pruned in a few years will develop dead or degenerative twigs.

It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune spirea. This plant has the largest flowers we've every seen on a spiraea. Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag.

Excellent results have been reported by visitors to this site after using composted manure. The amount of chemical fertilizer used per plant will vary with the size of the plant and it's root system.

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect.

We love this product and use it on all plants we install in our own gardens. Keep the two shrubs at different height to avoid an awkward appearance of the softer Sarcococca shrub compared to the sharp box.

A less expensive fast release fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 will work just as well if applied twice during the summer. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.

Little pruning is needed other than the occasional removal of dead or broken branches. The most important reason for pruning Templehof Hinoki Cypress is to improve the overall health of the plant.

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). Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage.

Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

Apply the fertilizer according to the label directions immediately on top of the soil, and be sure to water the plant thoroughly after the application. It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune Weigelia Spilled...

In general gardening terms, pruning is probably the most misunderstood gardening chore, and certainly, the chore that is most likely neglected. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.

It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain plants when pruning that particular plant. This is not to be rushed. A sharp cut will heal quicker than a jagged cut, which will also minimize the likelihood of disease...

Excellent results have been reported by visitors to this site after using composted manure. “Fertilizer burn” can occur when too much fertilizer is applied, resulting in a drying out of the roots and damage or even death of the spruce.

It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. The older and diseased branches can be pruned to the ground.

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 all of its energies to a smaller number of branches and foliage.

The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. A less expensive fast release fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 will work just as well if applied twice during the early spring and early summer.

This is a very loose estimate, so please read the directions on the fertilizer before applying it. In the South, a late May application and another in July would be about right. Minor elements that are not included in the three numbers listing on the...

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. This is a very loose estimate, so please read the directions on the fertilizer before applying it.

It prefers a rich moist to well-drained soil, but will tolerate sandy locations and clay if the drainage is adequate. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil for Dwarf Hinoki Cypress because more times than not these...

When soil pH rises and become too alkaline, azaleas cannot absorb adequate iron and experience chlorosis, or yellowing of plant tissue due to poor nutrient intake. If chemical fertilizers are used on your Autumn Coral Encore Azalea, applying a slow-release,...

Grows 2-3' tall and 3-4' wide. Late season dark red to black berries are ornamental as well. This shade loving broad leaf evergreen fills the garden with sweet fragrance in late winter and early spring with its unique flowers.

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 many more foliage.