Miscellaneous Evergreen Shrubs Evergreen Shrubs For Sale In North Carolina

Many times, gardeners inherit a wealth of camellias in their gardens when they purchase a previously owned residence. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Camellia Professor Sargent to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil,...

Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. 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.

Consider planting summer blooming shrubs such as paniculata hydrangeas to extend the color season. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

Just be sure to fertilize each and every spring, being somewhat more generous than you would for other low maintenance shrubs. It is much, much better to err on the side of too little fertilizer than too much.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. Proper fertilization of your Pieris Katsura will lead to healthier and more disease resistant plants, as well as provide you...

Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure to rake your mulch back to the drip line of each plant.

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease...

It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune Rhododendron as this does more harm than good. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor...

Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. This is a very loose estimate, so please read the directions on the fertilizer before applying it.

The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep especially on Azaleas. This reliable shrub provides ornamental value in the landscape for numerous years.

There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. 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.

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. Knives, hand cutters, saws, and shears should be sharpened if necessary before pruning...

When fertilizing privet grown in containers, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer). A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the...

Large hollies 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.

However, you need a male plant for pollination. Untrimmed, grows 6-10 feet at maturity. Mix in peat moss and Ferrous Sulfate to increase the soil acidity. One male plant will pollinate up to five female plants.

Sky Pencil Holly is perfect for entryways, small gardens, tight spaces, accents, or as a narrow hedge due to its compact shape of only 1½' wide and 8' tall. No Trimming Required! Sky Pencil Holly has lustrous green leaves all year round! Introduced in...

However, you need a male plant for pollination. Untrimmed, grows 6-10 feet at maturity. Mix in peat moss and Ferrous Sulfate to increase the soil acidity. One male plant will pollinate up to five female plants.

It is a naturally occurring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. For a totally organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil...

This is a very loose estimate, so please read the directions on the fertilizer before applying it. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure to rake your mulch back to the drip line of each plant being careful to not disturb...

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. Knives, hand cutters, saws, and shears should be sharpened if necessary before pruning...

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.

Attractive, long trusses of pure white flowers in May are only a prelude to the big show. Drought and deer resistant, evergreen, good for cutting. An abundance of brilliant, orange-scarlet berries follow the bloom and the bush becomes a ''mound of flame''...

This will help maintain the acidic condition that azaleas thrive in. If soil is already at the lowest end of the acidity range, the use of coffee grounds is unnecessary. The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus.

Although many well established camellias perform wonderfully without being fertilized, they will do even better with a regular fertilization program. Although it is tempting to spend less time by not raking the mulch back during fertilization, the results...

A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements...

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 moisture and will cause the root system to rot.

“Fertilizer burn” can occur when too much fertilizer is applied, resulting in a drying out of the roots and damage or even death of the rose.It is much, much better to err on the side of too little fertilizer than too much.