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This cold-hardy plant prefers well drained, moist soil. Its' green foliage turns an attractive reddish brown color in winter. Cold Hardy Creeper Microbiota (Siberian Cypress) Celtic Pride, Microbiota decussata 'Celtic Pride', is a charming, but hardy,...

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. Very fragrant double white flowers 2 inches across adorn each slender, gracefully erect branch.

We send 1 1/4 - 1 1/2' trees. No the stems are not malformed! They grow naturally in this bizarre twisted tortured manner. Grows up to 7'. Grows well in sun or shade. Named for Sir Harry Lauder the popular WWI Scottish singer, who always showed up for...

Related to the rhododendron, Red Bells Enkiathus provides lots of red lantern shaped flowers in late spring to early summer. The foliage then turns brilliant orange in the fall. In the summer, the pleasing green foliage makes a nice backdrop for perennials...

Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. (Use less fertilizer for hydrangeas in a container.) “Fertilizer burn” can occur when too much fertilizer is applied, resulting in a drying out of the roots and damage or even death of...

Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. In the South, a late May application and another in July would be about right. Important: Water plants well in advance of application and put solution on cautiously, as too much...

However, slow-release is certainly not the only way to fertilizer hydrangeas. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Sweet Summer Hydrangea to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the...

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Limelight Hydrangea plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced...

Many times, gardeners inherit a wealth of hydrangeas in their gardens when they purchase a previously owned residence. If severe, pruning is necessary, it must be realized that the plant will shift its focus in the short-run from setting flower buds to...

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.

If old growth buds do not survive winter, plants will still bloom in late summer, on the new growth. Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant...

Is used for Let's Dance Rhythmic Blue Hydrangea, it should be applied every month during the spring and early summer for both plants in pots and in the ground. The flowers of this latest Let's Dance re-blooming hydrangea are truly amazing.

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Cherry Explosion Hydrangea plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. A less expensive fast release fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 will work just as well if applied twice during...

This enables the plant to increase its vigor, and become healthier. The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. Also, plants with insufficient amounts of Phosphorus may have poorer root systems.

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Little Quick Fire Hydrangea plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good,...

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

Hydrangeas such as Endless Summer Bloomstruck Hydrangea grow best if they are fertilized once or twice in the summer. If severe, pruning is necessary, it must be realized that the plant will shift its focus in the short-run from setting flower buds to...

Pistachio Hydrangea requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth. If chemical fertilizers are used on your Pistachio Hydrangea, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the simplest solution.

This enables the plant to increase its vigor, and become healthier. The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. Also, plants with insufficient amounts of Phosphorus may have poorer root systems.

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Cityline Paris Hydrangea plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. A less expensive fast release fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 will work just as well if applied twice during...

We highly recommend that you mulch your Tiny Tuff Stuff Hydrangea with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. To ensure that aluminum is present, aluminum sulfate may be added to the soil around...

Hydrangeas such as Let's Dance Moonlight Hydrangea grow best if they are fertilized once or twice in the summer. If severe, pruning is necessary, it must be realized that the plant will shift its focus in the short-run from setting flower buds to growing...

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. Also, plants with insufficient amounts of Phosphorus may have poorer root systems.

Hosta Albomarginata has soft green leaves with white bands, making it very striking. Hosta Albomarginata is a widely popular shade perennial with soft green leaves striped with white bands, making it very striking.

They can be cut and brought into the house and used in arrangements. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.

During the second season following the severe pruning, the hydrangea should resume normal bud setting, and the plant should have healthier blooms because of the increased vigor in the plant.

We love this product and use it on all plants we install in our own gardens. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. Red Twig dogwood tend to use more nitrogen than some other plant families.