Flowering Shrubs Nursery

It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning nandinas or any plant for that matter. In general gardening terms, pruning is probably the most misunderstood gardening chore, and certainly, the chore that is most likely neglected.

It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning nandinas or any plant for that matter. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the plant.

In the South, a late summer into September application would be about right. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only...

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. If you are looking for a fertilizing routine tailored to your specific conditions, a soil sample should be taken and the fertilizer and trace...

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. If you are looking for a fertilizing routine tailored to your specific conditions, a soil sample should be taken and the fertilizer...

Plant a few of these for a reliable border of year-round color around your mailbox, or even just one as a focal point in your perennial bed. We highly recommend that you mulch your Nandina Lemon Lime with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress...

The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements.

Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. Many times, gardeners inherit a wealth of plants in their gardens when they purchase a previously owned residence.

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. Pruning large Purple Leaf Sand Cherry like and older specimens of Sand Cherry may...

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. This enables the plant to increase its vigor, and become healthier.

If chemical fertilizers are used on your Frostproof Gardenia, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the simplest solution. During the second season following the severe pruning, the gardenia should resume normal bud setting,...

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Aronia Autumn Magic a good deep watering. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill...

There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. Apply the fertilizer according to the label directions immediately on top of the soil, and be sure to water the plant thoroughly after the application.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. During the second season following the severe pruning, the hydrangea should resume normal bud setting, and the plant should...

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Planting hydrangeas near a concrete foundation or sidewalk will often affect the color since the pH of the soil may be raised considerably by lime leaching out of these structures, making it difficult to obtain blue.

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. If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer...

Removing the dead and dying limbs will minimize the possibility of diseases such as “die back” and will also allow the plant to re-concentrate its energies and produce many more foliage.

Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage. Coppertina Physocarpus grows best if they are fertilized once in the spring and once in the summer.

A deficiency of Phosphorus may affect the energy transfer in the plant, and result in stunted growth as well. When looking at most fertilizers, they are described by three numbers on the bag.

This barberry is excellent for mass plantings and stands out as an accent plant. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain barberries when pruning that particular plant.

However, it never hurts to practice occasional viburnum pruning each year to maintain shape and overall beauty. 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...

There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper.

Commercial manure or compost can be applied yearly around the base of the hydrangea. A very large shrub in the ground will take 2 – 3 cups spread around the drip line of the branches (not next to the trunk).

Coppertina Physocarpus is a purple-leaved ninebark cultivar. Ovate to rounded, usually 3-5 lobed leaves (to 4″ long) are dark purple. Sometimes, the growth is taller and longer with less than desirable branching when Nitrogen is deficient.

We recommend feeding your Caryopteris Dark Knight in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has hardened off and it begins to set flower buds. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until...