Trees And Shrubs

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. Since an organic method of applying manure and/or compost around the roots, produces excellent results and also improves the...

New trees should be watered twice weekly (Minimum), under hot drier conditions possibly more. Below Virginia many nurseries and Christmas tree growers field plant year around, weather permitting.

For the homeowner with a small piece of land or condo plot, or the gardener who wishes to spend more time enjoying the landscape than pruning it, dwarf shrubs are perfect choices. The majority of woody ornamentals and trees can be planted in the early...

Always consult your Extension Service and your local nursery experts as to specific recommendations of fertilizers for your area. Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer.

When planting in hard clay soils, its best to dig the hole several feet wider than the root system and fill with soft loam soil to give the young Dragon Lady Holly tree a faster, more aggressive root system.

Whether you're out in the country or on a city block, the Limelight Hydrangea will adapt to almost any setting and always steals the show. Nothing says summer like huge, colorful blooms on a small tree.

At this time of year we're often under whelmed by the lack of colour out our windows. The beautiful reds, yellows and oranges of sugar maple and beech have finished their seasonal show.

Miller Botanical Garden is located in Seattle, Washington.Manual of Woody Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses Explore some evergreen options beyond the ubiquitous yew and pruned privet of run-of-the-mill...

The ginkgo has been a specimen of choice as street trees in the world's most polluted metropolises. If you do end up with female trees, don't worry - the foul-smelling fruit quickly rots and within a couple weeks the whole episode will fade away in the...

More than 100 species of animals are known to depend on acorns for food. It became official in 2004 when Congress passed a bill and the President signed it. We can help by leaving our firewood at home and purchasing new wood near to where it will be burned.With...

If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Anna's Magic Ball Arborvitae. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

This two-part series will introduce you to these less well-known cousins. However, there are a host of lesser-known ericaceous shrubs which can make admirable companion plants for rhododendrons and the like.

Part 2 of this two-part series will introduce you to more of the lesser-known ericaceous shrubs, from Ledum to Zenobia. Since many are evergreen and have leaves that turn bronzy, reddish or purple-tinted in cold weather, they can provide needed garden...

Check trees every three months and loosen as needed. This is not to be rushed. Planting to deep can cause rotting of the stem and death to the tree. After establishment and during the following years we recommend used at the recommended rates.

If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Junipers. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.

As with chemical fertilizers, do not apply it right next to the trunk or stems emerging from the ground. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Weeping Blue Spruce to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than...

Clusters can be used at the ends of shrub borders or even in the middle to bring symmetry or vertical elements into the garden. To keep your trees at a particular height requires cutting the central leader and then shearing all outside branches.

Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. When looking at most fertilizers, they are described by three numbers on the bag. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Horstmans Silberlocke Korean Fir that you dig a hole twice as wide...

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. The eye-catching trees continue to enhance landscapes allowing gardeners everywhere to relish in their pure beauty.

Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. When looking at most fertilizers, they are described by three numbers on the bag. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until...

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. Can be kept as a shrub or pruned into a small tree. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in...

There are many different kinds of pines; from dwarf species that hover around knee height to the monolithic Ponderosa that can reach over 200 feet tall in the wild.Pines grow around the world in climates varying from the damp, humid Southern United States,...

There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. This is not to be rushed. Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. More northern areas may wish to fertilize only once in June or July with fast release fertilizer.

Although rows of the trees can look very formal, random plantings also work in more naturalistic settings. Tall, dark, and formal, Italian cypresses are the most architectural of plants.

Pests and diseases rarely attack the strawberry tree. The trunk itself adds interest as it becomes gnarled and twisted with age. Established plants have long tap roots that help to make them drought-tolerant and wind-resistant.

Coral trees include well over 100 species of some of the most beautiful flowering trees originating from all around the globe. But it's the flowers themselves that are the main attraction with this species.They are such a brilliant color and amazing shape,...

When I was sad, I sat beneath it. Growing up we used to collect fat lighter for starting the fires in our wood stoves. When I was lonely, I played with my dogs and cats in its dappled shade.