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Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

Many times, a plant may outgrow its intended size in the landscape, and must be pruned to re-define its purpose. If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only add stress to it's life.

When pruning established gardenias where no labeling is present on a variety to identify it, you need to look at the general growth patterns of the plant to be pruned. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Deutzia Nikko to spread...

Pruning large spireas that are well established will enable the plant to have continued vigor, and lead to many more years of supplying beauty to the landscape. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Little Princess Spirea plants that you dig a...

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. As popular and lovely as they may be they are really a dream come true for plant enthusiasts looking for a variegated boxwood...

Prune in spring after flowering to maintain attractive shape. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil for Blue Pacific Juniper because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture and will...

Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Ilex Glabra Densa, it is important to determine what you need your Holly to do.

Try to cure the problem before adding fertilizer. When fertilizing Admiration Barberry in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer).

Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Compact Japanese Holly, it is important to determine what you need your Holly to do.

When fertilizing Buddleias in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer). Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques.

In order for Sarcococca hookeriana to give their maximum performance, certain fertilization requirements must be met. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a...

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.

Ligustrum Davidsons Hardy is shrub that should be pruned in the late spring after flowering to encourage new growth. You can then rake the mulch back around the base of the Ligustrum Recurvifolium.

Blue Rug Juniper generally do well in acidic soils with ph readings from 5.5 to 6.8. If the ph of your soil is not correct, it may affect the ability of your juniper to absorb the fertilizer that is applied.

The most important reason for pruning camellias is to improve the overall health of the plant. Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting.

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing lilacs with adequate nutrition. However, slow-release is certainly not the only way to fertilizer trees such as the...

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune Butterfly Bushes as this does more harm than good.

These leftover branches could eventually provide host for disease to enter your spireas. Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure to rake...

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Winterthur gardens 1,000 acres encompass rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests.

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the plant a good deep watering. Will not tolerate extremely dry conditions. We have trialed many so called “starter fertilizers” over the years and have come...

Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus.

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing lilacs with adequate nutrition. However, slow-release is certainly not the only way to fertilizer trees such as the...

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 is not to be rushed. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain camellia when pruning that particular...

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting; attracts pollinators Caryopteris Dark Knight is a compact, mounding shrub with dense, fragrant, silver-gray foliage and deep purplish blue flowers over a long blooming...

Many times, deutzias that have not been pruned in a few years will develop dead or degenerative twigs. (Use less fertilizer for gardenias in a container.) “Fertilizer burn” can occur when too much fertilizer is applied, resulting in a drying out of...

Removing the dead and dying limbs will minimize the possibility of diseases such as “dieback” and will also allow the plant to re-concentrate its energies and produce flowers. Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant.

Sometimes, the growth is taller and longer with less than desirable branching when Nitrogen is deficient. The large, dark green leaves look as though they've been speckled with yellow paint, adding a tropical feel to any garden.