Interesting purple black foliage is finely cut, giving it an effect similar to that of Japanese maple tree. However, slow-release is certainly not the only way to fertilize Black Lace Elderberry.
Excellent for use as a container specimen. When roots are burned, the first sign is often scorched looking leaves. Ligustrum Recurvifolium favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization.
Goshiki means ‘five colored' in Japanese and refers to the various colors found on each leaf. But select a location that provides an area with some sort of winter protection against cold wintry winds for cooler locations.
Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. For an organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around vines such as Amethyst Falls Wisteria.
Fall is the time for Pieris to begin preparing for dormancy. If over-fertilization is severe, the plant may just wilt and die. Whether it is the gorgeous foliage or flowers, the glory of Pieris Katsura is sure to take your breath away.
Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Makes an excellent hedge or greenwall. Removing the dead and dying limbs will minimize the possibility of diseases such as “dieback” and will also...
That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. Perhaps the best idea for growing blue hydrangeas in an area with alkaline soil would be to grow them in very large pots using lots of compost to...
Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer to suit your Rhododendron Fantastica, it is important...
Many times, gardeners inherit a wealth of camellias in their gardens when they purchase a previously owned residence. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.
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. Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed,...
The best decision about the size of your crape myrtle is made when you buy it. It's disease resistant and cold tolerant. For varieties that bloom before mid-July, deadheading (or cutting off spent blossoms) can often result in a second blooming.
It prefers a loamy, well-drained soil. Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' can be used in the landscape as a specimen or in a shrub border. It can be grown in sun or part shade, but does best in full sun.
Pruning a specific plant to look a specific way, involves art in creating a unique definition for a specific plant, and it involves science in understanding the physical growing habits of the plant to be pruned.
Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Proper fertilization of your spireas, like Magic Carpet Spirea will lead to healthier and more disease resistant plants, as well as provide you with...
We love this product and use it on all plants we install in our own gardens. Don't fertilize Physocarpus Tiny Wine after August. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will...
Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques. When pruning established hydrangeas 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.
A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. There is quite bit of debate, about larger pruning jobs involving Clethra Sixteen Candles. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot...
Leaves are smaller, narrower and closer together, typically forming a dense mound that branches to the ground. If over-fertilization is severe, the plant may just wilt and die. Harbour Dwarf Nandina favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization that...
It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning Blush Pink Nandina or any plant for that matter. It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants.
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. Try to cure the problem before adding fertilizer.
The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the Azalea Pink and Sweet. Pruning large Azaleas may be minor or major.
Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing Hamamelis virginiana with adequate nutrition.
For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. A later flowering perennial, Caryopteris Beyond Midnight provides nectar for pollinators including bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
Fertilizing at this time may stimulate new growth that will be too tender to withstand the winter. The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure...
Medium and large varieties such as Ebony Glow Crape Myrtle tend to develop sucker growth, or small shoots at the base of the trunk. Smooth pale pinkish-gray bark on mature branches exfoliates with age.
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...
* Leaves contain small quantities of camphor. The genus includes two to four species depending on taxonomic interpretation; two are accepted by the Flora of North America . The wood, leaves and roots smell strongly of camphor, whilst the bark smells like...
Collection Locale: New York
Common Name: Common Sweetshrub, Eastern Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice
