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Only group 3 grows flowers off of new wood and your other two groups grow from old wood. Everyone loves the splashy blooms of the clematis vine and there are hundreds of varieties and cultivars to choose from, but did you know that it is important to...

One plant that all serious gardeners must have is the clematis. This plant prefers a neutral pH of 7.0 to slightly acidic 6.6-6.8. It does best in well drained rich soil with plenty of organic material.Although most of these plants prefer full sun, their...

I may try it if I ever get blase about growing tomatoes, though.And woody shrubs and trees, unfortunately, need serious pruning instead of just casual pinching as you're strolling through the garden.

But the Queen on the right is unecessarily pruned severelyChamaerops palms can be difficult palms to prune as they have incredibly sharp spines along their wispy petioles that can do severe damage to face and arms if one is not careful.And these palms...

Don't use a weed blocker on red raspberries; they need to make new canes from underground roots throughout the bed.At this point, step back, take a well deserved stretch and admire your airy, neat, fertile looking mulched raspberry bed.

At this time, retail availability of the root pruning containers is limited; however, the Superoots Air-Pot is available at retail in the western U.S. at Trees grown in standard nursery pots often have root systems that are a disaster waiting to happen.

As a previous article on secured tree climbing raised interest amongst many readers, I thought it would be instructional to go a step further and present now trimming up large trees, a rather technical and dangerous activity but sometimes necessary.

You should have a small group of thin trunks with plenty of breathing room in the middle. Pick the 3-6 strongest of these, and snap the other ones off below the surface or prune them back.

I was ecstatic! My fruit trees have never had so many blooms - actually, all branches were full of flowers.Time passed and fruits started to grow on all the trees. The cherries had more fruit than I expected as they were still too small to fruit fully...

Even my 5-year-old grandson knows it peels because it is growing.This morning, I did not open the curtains in my bedroom. Thinking it was another weed, I moved in that direction.Folks, let me tell you, sometimes nature gives us the best most breathtakingly...

This is one of the larger hydrangeas, growing to height and width of 8-10 feet if left to do so; these are some of the more hardy specimens and tolerate cold very well. Petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea)Climbing Hydrangea is native to the woodlands of Japan...

You will quickly learn why, as small holes are quickly discovered by the smallest spines, and edges unravel unexpectedly leaving your fingers suddenly exposed. This is not an usual collection of trimming tools...

There are several good reasons to prune trees in winter:The foliage is gone and the structure of the branches is clearly visible.The tree is dormant, this will eliminate the bleeding of sap from the fresh cuts.In the case of oak trees they should only...

Of course lower decaying limbs and the ones infected by termites will be removed as well as part of the pendulous roots which fall in the way.As several days are required to conduct the job with three climbers and five ground workers we set to work on...

An excellent article on this subject resides on theWhen the storm is over and the repairs and removals are finished, it is still important to continue evaluating and nurturing the recovery of damaged plants.

In summer or next winter, prune more branches to keep reducing the bush. Either you're too busy, the work's too hard or you are afraid of making a huge mistake. It's safe to remove at least a third of the total number of branches in any given year.

Tulsa has begun an aggressive reforesting campaign which may be modeled around the country. Trees are snapped off like twigs. After hours of continued heavy precipitation, trees were bending towards the ground.

Although it's March, I'm already thinking about Christmas. I always keep them short, but bushy. Then, I will move them closer to a sunny window for a better growth, and I will pinch their tips every two weeks, to make them bushier.If I want to save the...

I then fill the cage with shredded leaves. As they begin to dry they will pick up very interesting hues of color.This has been drying for about three weeks and is starting to show huesYou can also use Rit clothes dye to color your blooms to whatever shade...

Of course you all know about tree climbing unless you were raised in the Gobi desert or North Pole, everyone as a child has climbed trees either to grab some appetizing cherries or just for the hell of it.

Still reeling from sticker shock over the price tag on that beautifully sculpted topiary creation in the garden center? I needed to either remove it, or prune it to be less overpowering in the small space.

When we bought the farm in 1993, they were between eight and ten feet tall and no longer blooming. I was still working as a full time farmer's assistant, working on my Masters degree and we were watching our first grandchild while his mother finished...

When the roots have reestablished bud growth will resume.There is no need for pruning when transplanting. Only branches that have been damaged during the move should be pruned, nothing else.Fertilizers sprayed on the leaves of trees and shrubs are more...

When you see the first signs that they are ready to pop, make another fresh cut at the bottom of the branches, then arrange them in a vase with fresh water and place it on display.

In USDA zone 6 and lower you can get away with a little more sun than in warmer regions.Hydrangeas will not thrive in heavy shade. This will conserve moisture and deter weeds.Now comes the most important part of growing hydrangeas successfully.

Do the trees and shrubs compliment theEven though we gardeners are mostly stuck indoors while the Earth sleeps, it doesn't mean we can't be In winter, you can assess the skeleton and see what needs to be changed, or repaired, or enhanced.: if you plan...

It is at those places that I am horrified to see the atrocities committed against trees by unthinking landscape workers.The thumbnail picture at right shows what happens when strapping used to brace a young, newly planted tree is left on way too long.