Shrubs For Sun And Shade

Excellent cut flower. Very large carnation shaped flowers with incurved petals, freely produced in clusters. Cut foliage to the ground and remove from the garden in fall after frost.

Also effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls. Flowers are extremely showy, and foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season, either alone or as a frame or backdrop for other flowering perennials.

Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers. Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting.

Peony Sarah Bernhardt is a shrubby plant that will typically grow to 3′ tall by mid-spring, bloom, display attractive foliage throughout the summer and early fall, and then die to the ground after frost.

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. Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting.

Trust me this will pay off. Deadheading also prevents Hibiscus Luna Rose from spreading through your yard, as it can be an effective self-seeder when the dead flowers are allowed to dry completely and go to seed this would cause problems for your garden.

From midsummer into early fall, showy ruffled flowers of thick substance are produced at several nodes up the stems with flowers appearing on all sides of the clump. Showy, dinner plate-sized, hollyhock-like flowers (each to 4-6” diameter) have five...

Remove any brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

Very fragrant double white flowers 2 inches across adorn each slender, gracefully erect branch. This improved mock orange hybrid blooms profusely during May and June. This long time favorite naturally grows 6-8 feet tall, but can be pruned to any height.

Especially interesting in the winter when the twisted branches are in full view. We send 1 1/4 - 1 1/2' trees. No the stems are not malformed! They grow naturally in this bizarre twisted tortured manner.

Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. Remove the brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance.

Prefers moist yet well drained soil and will grow to 4' tall with a 6' spread. In the summer, the pleasing green foliage makes a nice backdrop for perennials in partially shaded areas.

Pruning large Hydrangea's that are well established will enable the plant to have continued vigor, and lead to many more years of supplying beauty to the landscape. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the...

Potassium is the last number). For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. Let's Dance Blue Jangles Hydrangea naturally has blue flowers however the color can be enhanced by adding a soil...

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.

Superphosphates and bone meal should be avoided when trying to produce blue. One would have to be very diligent in keeping the soil properly conditioned as stated above. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth.

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.

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

Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer. Superphosphates and bone meal should be avoided when trying to produce blue.

Ooh la la! The tight, compact habit of Cherry Explosion Hydrangea makes it a well-behaved garden or landscape plant, while its vivid cherry red flowers make a bold and stylish statement.

It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning hydrangeas or any plant for that matter. It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible...

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing hydrangeas with adequate nutrition. If you are a beginner at growing plants Endless Summer Bloomstruck Hydrangea is...

If you're new to gardening, you might as well start with an easy-to-grow shrub with blooms that will absolutely blow you away! From late spring or early summer through fall, you'll be dazzled by wide bloom heads filled with petals of lime green accented...

It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning hydrangeas or any plant for that matter. It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants.