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Viburnums such as Viburnum Winterthur grow best if they are fertilized once or twice in the summer. Either chemical fertilizers or organic matter can be used successfully. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure to rake...

Birds seek the berries out for food in the winter. Creamy flowers are followed by clusters of red berries. If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Nandina domestica.

We love this product and use it on all plants we install in our own gardens. It makes a fine informal hedge or can be used as a foundation planting. There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market.

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.

Can also be used as a bright centerpiece in containers. Firepower Nandina is much smaller than most nandinas and much brighter.Firepower Nandina is the perfect plant to be used in Asian-inspired gardens or for dull shade gardens in need of a burst of...

Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag. Fall is the time for hydrangeas to begin preparing for dormancy. Endless Summer Hydrangea has blooms that can grow up to 6 inches long, and once your Endless Summer Hydrangea...

It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain hydrangeas when pruning that particular plant. Fall is the time for hydrangeas to begin preparing for dormancy.

It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause root rot. Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. Although these hydrangeas may have been lovingly cared for by the previous owner, it may be necessary...

We highly recommend that you mulch your CLemon Candy Physocarpus with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. A very large shrub in the ground will take 2 – 3 cups spread around the drip line of...

If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Nandina Harbour Dwarf. It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants.

Bio-tone is a gardeners best friend and can help guarantee your success. If your plants are well established, and you are not concerned about more growth, choose a fertilizer that has a smaller first number, and a larger second and third number.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Nandina Lemon Lime with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Nandina Lemon Limet is shrub that should be pruned in the late winter to encourage new growth.

In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Nandina Flirt, it is important to determine what you need your plant to do. Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth.

Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage. Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting.

Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. 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.When pruning large Weigelia Spilled Wine, pruning can be a general...

The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the Lilac Belle de Nancy. This is a very loose estimate, so please read the directions on the fertilizer before applying it.

Can be used to help aid in this process and also provide plants with a good soaking due to the slow release of the water into the root-zone of the plant. The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus.

Some experts say you should remove a third of the large branches each year over three years. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Baby Gem Boxwood plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper.

In the southeastern United States, three fertilizer applications per year are usually adequate to supply your spireas nutritional needs. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.

Severe pruning of mahonia is generally thought to involve the removal of one third to one half of the existing plant. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your spirea needs, it is important to determine what you need your spirea to do.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Rhododendron Bessie Howells with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. The amount of chemical fertilizer used per plant will vary with the size of the plant...

Many times, Admiration Barberry that have not been pruned in a few years will develop dead or degenerative twigs. However, slow-release is certainly not the only way to fertilizer barberries such as Admiration Barberry.

We recommend feeding your Shasta Viburnum in the very early spring and again in mid fall after all new growth has hardened off. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements...

Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease...

We highly recommend that you mulch your Golden Dream Boxwood with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide...

When we specifically look at pruning with regards to trees, this misunderstanding and negligence can be magnified. When roots are burned, the first sign is often scorched looking leaves.

Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. 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 vigorously, and it is very likely that the...