Native Texas Shrubs

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Bio-tone starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost...

Bio-tone is a gardeners best friend and can help guarantee your success. 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.

There will be no berries on this shrub, however you will see lots of small white flowers. The Southern Gentleman Holly is a tall male winterberry that is used to pollinate female winterberry plants.

If you are looking for a fertilizing routine tailored to your specific conditions, a soil sample should be taken and the fertilizer and trace elements matched to the needs of your soil.

Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag. Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

When fertilizing Physocarpus in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer). In choosing the basic type of fertilizer to suit your Physocarpus Tiny Wine, it is important to determine...

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

Brilliant Red Chokeberry grows more compact than the norm, and is known for it's excellent red and purple autumn foliage. The birds will reap the benefits of the fruit which is formed from the flowers.

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

Minor elements that are not included in the three numbers listing on the front of fertilizer bags are very important considerations when choosing your plant fertilizer. A deficiency of Phosphorus may affect the energy transfer in the plant, and result...

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 plant nutrition.

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. Bio-tone is a gardeners best friend and can help guarantee your success.

As mentioned one spring application of a balanced fertilizer should more than suffice. When fertilizing Leucothoe Scarletta in containers, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer).

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.

Many times, gardeners inherit a wealth of viburnums in their gardens when they purchase a previously owned residence. Don't fertilize Viburnum Blue Muffin after August. It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune...

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. Fertilizing at this time may stimulate new growth that will be too tender to withstand the winter.

Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Sparkleberry Holly a good deep watering.

Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. In the South, a late May application and another in July would be about right. If you are looking for a fertilizing routine tailored to your specific conditions, a soil sample should be...

Since an organic method of applying manure and/or compost around the roots, produces excellent results and also improves the condition of the soil, this would be an excellent first line of attack.

Other gardeners decry this method as heresy and adopt a less aggressive approach that conforms more to the natural size and shape of the plant. Most growers and researchers agree that only light pruning is necessary for plenty of berries, so the choice...

If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only add stress to it's life. Although these hydrangeas may have been lovingly cared for by the previous owner, it may be necessary to severely prune these plants to restore...

The birds will reap the benefits of the fruit which is formed from the flowers. 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.

A less expensive fast release fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 will work just as well if applied twice during the summer. The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the hydrangea.

A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. Is probably the most misunderstood gardening chore, and certainly, the chore that is most likely neglected.

The aroma is rich and spicy. Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. When we specifically look at pruning with regards to Azaleas, this misunderstanding and negligence can be magnified.

However, slow-release is certainly not the only way to fertilizer Azaleas such as Azalea Tri-Lights. It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune Azaleas.