Deer Resistant Evergreen Shrubs

We highly recommend that you mulch your Dwarf Mugo Pine with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Can be used to help aid in this process and also provide plants with a good soaking due to the...

In severe and sudden cold snaps it can defoliate, but it will leaf out in spring. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.

Boxwoods have a tendency to become very dense, especially if it has been sheared over a long period of time. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much...

The best time to thin would be mid- to late February before new growth starts. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.

Since those times there has been a rich documented history of the use of boxwood in the landscape. If renewal pruning is to be tried, it should be done in late winter or early spring, over a period of several years.

Bio-tone is a gardeners best friend and can help guarantee your success. Thinning can be done any time of the year except about six weeks before the first frost. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and...

The most important reason for pruning Rosy Glow Barberry is to improve the overall health of the plant which in turn will reward you with a brilliant display of tri colored foliage.

Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. When fertilizing Crimson Pygmy Barberry in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release...

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Wintergreen Boxwood plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. However, boxwood's often do not respond well to this.

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 you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Rhododendron Fantastica. The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the...

It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune Weeping Blue Spruce or any plant in my opinion. Commercial manure or compost can be applied once in the spring around the base of the Weeping Blue Spruce.

Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. Green Luster Holly is a delicate dense, low growing compact, mounding shrub with a dark green foliage that is perfect for use as a low hedge.

Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. Compact Japanese Holly is a delicate dense, low growing compact, mounding shrub with a dark green foilage that is perfect for use as a low hedge.

Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil.

When we specifically look at pruning with regards to Rhododendron, this misunderstanding and negligence can be magnified. Either chemical fertilizers or organic matter can be used successfully.

Be sure that these fertilizers have minor elements as well. Few plants offer the texture that Soft Caress Mahonia provides the shade garden. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain plants when pruning that particular...

Try to cure the problem before adding fertilizer. This is not to be rushed. Excellent as a hedge, backdrop or specimen. The most important reason for pruning Olive Martini Eleagnus is to improve the overall health of the plant which in turn will reward...

We highly recommend that you mulch your Gold Mop Cypress with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Can be used to help aid in this process and also provide plants with a good soaking due to the...

In the South, a late summer into September application would be about right. Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer.

As mentioned one spring application of a balanced fertilizer should more than suffice. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Thuja Fire Chief, it is important to determine what you need your Holly to do.

Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. Many times, gardeners inherit a wealth of shrubs in their gardens when they purchase a previously owned residence.

Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce provides a unique accent for that special spot in the garden. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there...

In some instances where the required pruning would be drastic, the pruning may be done towards the end of summer even if the plant has not finished blooming. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be...

Severe pruning of Gold Lace Juniper is generally thought to involve the removal of one third to one half of the existing plant. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Blue Point Juniper Spiral Topiary with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. In the South, a late May application and another in July would be about right.

Bio-tone Starter Plus is an all-natural plant food that is combined with a stronger concentration of beneficial bacteria along with both endo and ecto . It also will help to maintain the acid level in the soil that Christmas Jewel Holly trees need to...