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Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products...

The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the Kalmia latifolia Olympic Fire. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant...

In the South, a late May application and another in July would be about right. Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting.

Nandina domestica favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization that is why we recommend an Organic fertilizer which tends to release nutrients over a longer period. An example would be 10-10-10 or 12-4-8.

The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. In summer, it has the appearance of just another green shrub after its white blooms disappear in May.

Knives, hand cutters, saws, and shears should be sharpened if necessary before pruning any plants. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements that are just as important...

You can then rake the mulch back around the base of the Hydrangeas. One would have to be very diligent in keeping the soil properly conditioned as stated above. Minor elements that are not included in the three numbers listing on the front of fertilizer...

We highly recommend that you mulch your Crape Myrtle Pocomoke with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. The resulting seedling trees proved to be immune to powdery mildew, a disease that often...

During the second season following the severe pruning, the spirea should resume normal bud setting, and the plant should have healthier blooms because of the increased vigor in the plant.

Spirea such as Goldmound Spirea 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 spirea to absorb the fertilizer that is applied.

Excellent results have been reported by visitors to this site after using composted manure. This is not to be rushed. For an organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around Butterfly Bushes such as Lo and Behold Ice Chip Buddleia.

Fall is the time for hydrangeas to begin preparing for dormancy. More northern areas may wish to fertilize only once in June or July. Commercial manure or compost can be applied yearly around the base of the hydrangea.

The choice of fertilizer will also affect the color change. When fertilizing Let's Dance Blue Jangles Hydrangea in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer).

Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. This is not to be rushed. 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...

Helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning Buddleias or any plant for that matter.

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Ligustrum Davidsons Hardy a good deep watering. Fall is the time for Privet to begin preparing for dormancy.

Add aluminum sulfate to the soil to encourage blue flower color. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. Knives, hand cutters, saws, and shears should be sharpened if necessary before pruning any hydrangeas.

Don't fertilize Callicarpa Early Amethyst after August. For an organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around beautyberries such as Callicarpa Early Amethyst.

So close in fact, that centuries ago when it was first brought into cultivation in China, it was believed that the crater pattern you can see on the moon depicted an osmathus plant and each year it would shed its shiny seeds and they would fall to earth...

Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water...

Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. 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...

This is a plant that thrives on abuse. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. The flush of growth that ensues will be a heavy flower set of course you won't really see it until the following fall when...

More northern areas may wish to stop fertilizing in late August. 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.

In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your spirea needs, it is important to determine what you need your spirea to do. If your mahonia are younger plants, and you want them to concentrate their energies on growing for a few years, you may wish...

It's bushy but with a rounded habit and compact nature. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Many times, a plant may outgrow its intended size in the landscape, and must be pruned to re-define...

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. Don't fertilize Chestnut Hill Cherry Laurel after August in the North.

In general gardening terms, pruning is probably the most misunderstood gardening chore, and certainly, the chore that is most likely neglected. A very large shrub in the ground will take 2 – 3 cups spread around the drip line of the branches (not next...