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Pruning has been described as a “combination of art and science.” I find pruning to be one of the most relaxing yet rewarding chores in the garden. Screenings and hedges of barberries would need to be pruned for their specific purpose within the landscape.

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Many times, a plant may outgrow its intended size in the landscape, and must be pruned to re-define its purpose.

This is a new, more floriferous, and longer blooming selection of Genista. Bangle Woadwaxen needs full sun and well-drained (even sandy) soil. Standing water will kill this otherwise easy-care plant.

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements that are...

Pruning should always be associated with re-invigorating a plant by allowing it to focus its energies on producing more vigorous branches, foliage, and flowers. Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what...

It's an assortment of 3-season color on one plant! As if all this wasn't enough, clusters of red fruit ripen in fall, persisting into winter for even more ornamental interest. The fruit can be used for jellies, jams, chutneys or simply eaten fresh.

If over-fertilization is severe, the plant may just wilt and die. Fertilizing at this time may stimulate new growth that will be too tender to withstand the winter. When looking at most fertilizers, they are described by three numbers on the bag.

Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements that are just as important in consideration of spirea nutrition.

In the spring it is dripping with green buds that open to the classic bell-shaped flowers that pieris is known for. (It flowers best in full to dappled sun, though. Deep shade brings out more of the rich leaves than the bright flowers.) Try planting this...

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect.

Also, plants with insufficient amounts of Phosphorus may have poorer root systems. 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 we specifically look at pruning with regards to Templehof Hinoki Cypress, this misunderstanding and negligence can be magnified. Removing the dead and dying limbs will minimize the possibility of diseases such as “dieback” and will also allow...

In addition to providing attractive green foliage during the growing season, this beloved, low-maintenance shrub produces red berries in late summer that attract birds through the winter months.

Not only will it live there, but it will give you weeks of small but intensely scented flowers that will perfume your garden with the scent of hyacinths. Fragrant Sweetbox will slowly grow to 3' - 5' tall and wide.

In severe and sudden cold snaps it can defoliate, but it will leaf out in spring. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain plants when pruning that particular plant.

It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning Osmanthus Goshiki or any plant for that matter. Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted.

A pink shell-shaped big flower with a mid-season flowering, the flower has 18 petals, orange-yellow anthers and creamy white filaments. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Winter Gem Boxwood a good deep watering.

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Autumn Twist Encore Azalea plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. Buddy is one of the most respected plant breeders and horticulturalists in North America, with over 30...

Although it is tempting to spend less time by not raking the mulch back during fertilization, the results will be less than desirable, if the fertilizer is applied on top of the mulch.

This not only can cause fungal diseases, but also causes the leaves to grow just on the edges of the shrub. 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...

It is much, much better to err on the side of too little fertilizer than too much. Pruning has been described as a “combination of art and science.” I personally find pruning to be one of the most relaxing yet rewarding chores in the garden.

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. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the plant.

Large Golden Euonymus that have been severely pruned have the advantage of a large root system that has excessive capacity, and its roots are capable of supplying all of its energies to a smaller number of branches and foliage.

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. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15...

Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease than plants with adequate levels of Potassium.

In general gardening terms, pruning is probably the most misunderstood gardening chore, and certainly, the chore that is most likely neglected. Severely pruning such infested spireas will not only re-invigorate the plant, but will also reduce insect problems...