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Although some authorities recommend special fertilizer mixes to get the maximum results, Yuccas do amazingly well with a more relaxed approach. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the...

Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture and will cause the root system to rot.

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. Sunshine Ligustrum is heat and drought tolerant so it is the perfect plant to use as a specimen or...

If your plants are well established, and you are not concerned about more growth, choose a fertilizer that has a smaller first number, and a larger second and third number. Olive Martini Eleagnus favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization.

Follow this up with a early summer application of Espoma , this will provide the necessary nutrients and raise the acid level in the soil which Viburnum Cardinal Candy favors. Tons of creamy white flowers cover the plant in spring (May in Michigan).

An example would be 10-10-10 or 12-4-8. Although it is tempting to spend less time by not raking the mulch back during fertilization, the results will be less than desirable, if the fertilizer is applied on top of the mulch.

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.

Helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. 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.

During the reign of Emperor Augustus, villas were planted with boxwood hedging and topiary, and during the reign of Henry VII, it has been written that Tudor gardens featured clipped boxwood knot gardens with thrift or cotton lavender bordering them.

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. Either chemical fertilizers or organic matter can be used successfully with Deutzia's.

It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the plant.

Many times, a plant may outgrow its intended size in the landscape, and must be pruned to re-define its purpose. We highly recommend that you mulch your Deutzia Nikko with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local...

Another reason for pruning Little Princess Spirea is to re-define the plant's definition within the landscape. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. We recommend feeding your Aronia Autumn Magic in the very early spring and again in mid fall after all new growth has hardened...

Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the plant. Commercial manure or compost can be applied yearly around the base of the Callicarpa Early Amethyst.

This is one herb that you really shouldn't live without. It adds zing to after-dinner drinks. (It can't abide cold weather or wet feet, though, so plant it accordingly.) In zone 8-10 it grows into a 6 foot tall shrub that will bloom sky-blue flowers in...

Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease than plants with adequate levels of Potassium.

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. Many times, Buddleias that have not been pruned in a few years will develop dead or degenerative twigs.

Another reason for pruning Double Play Pink Spirea is to re-define the plant's definition within the landscape. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. In the South, a late May application and another in July would be about right.

For a totally organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around roses such as Rugosa Rose. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Scale feed on sap causing a chlorosis (yellow) look to the leaves. Spidermites have become resistant to most of the old chemicals.

Pruning large Lilac Bloomerang Dark Purple may be minor or major. You can then rake the mulch back around the base of the Lilac Bloomerang Dark Purple. If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Lilac...

There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. For the most accurate results, home gardeners should retest their balanced soil with an at-home soil pH kit immediately before applying amendments.

For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. Plant Encore azaleas in locations that receive at least six hours of sunlight daily.

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

Another reason for pruning Gold Lace Juniper is to re-define the plant's definition within the landscape. Little pruning is needed other than the occasional removal of dead or broken branches.