Miscellaneous Flowering Shrubs Flowering Shrubs For Sale In Oakland

The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. 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.

Excellent results have been reported by visitors to this site after using composted manure. 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.

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.

For a totally organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around plants such as Gulfstream Nandina. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.

Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage. Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. These leftover branches could eventually provide host for disease to enter your...

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.

The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the hydrangea. Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage.

Butterflies and hummingbirds love them. The remarkable 6' spikes of white tulip shaped flowers in late June last for more than an month. The mound of lance like leaves will mature to 2'-4' with a spread of 3'-5'.

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Produces edible fruit. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.

Also, plants with insufficient amounts of Phosphorus may have poorer root systems. 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...

He hoped to impart disease resistance and handsome bark to the hybrid offspring, which were assigned the name . Though an improvement over cultivars then available, they were to be followed by a much more important milestone in breeding and development.

Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease than plants with adequate levels of Potassium.

In late winter and early spring sweet little clusters of flowers bloom in shades from deep blue to rich purple. The mounding plants are covered in dark green spiky leaves all year.

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements that are just as important...

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Princess Holly Ann Crape Myrtle a good deep watering.

Full sun, water well and enjoy the compliments. Use Snow Day Surprise to cover a bank, fill up a border or spill out of a container. The snow-white flowers are large and come on in such profusion you'd think a blizzard had hit your shrub overnight! This...

This is not to be rushed. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. There are two schools of thought for pruning to enhance the berries.

Five varieties of landscape plants. All in 3 Gallon containers. Over 250,000 total plants. Viburnum Odoratissimum and Podocarpus in 7 Gallons available in Spring or early summer! Viburnum Odoratissimum and Suspensum, White Indian Hawthorne, Dwarf Burford...

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. These leftover branches could eventually provide host for disease to enter your camellias.

No matter what fertilizer you choose, “Always Read the Label”. If desired, remove all but one bud from each cluster to increase the size of the flower. We highly recommend that you mulch your Camellia Ack-Scent with either a ground hardwood mulch...

When pruning large hydrangeas, pruning can be a general shaping or shearing of the plants or it can be a severe pruning that significantly reduces the size of the plant. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced...

In choosing the basic type of fertilizer to suit your Black Lace Elderberry, it is important to determine what you need your Black Lace Elderberry to do. Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers...

It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause root rot. Some gardeners like to lop off all stems at a uniform height each year in early spring leaving branch stubs in the spring that flush out into a ball...

Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. Shrubs such as Hearts A Bustin Euonymus americanus grow best if they are fertilized once or twice in the summer.

In the deep South, plants will grow much taller if not pruned back. Instead, buy a 7′ variety, and you will find yourself with an incredibly low-maintenance plant. Breeding program at the Center for Applied Nursery Research in Dearing, Georgia, features...

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Little Richard Abelia 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.

Polar Night blooms mid-late season and is a compact 3' tall by 6' wide. When just beginning to show color the flowerbuds on Polar Night Rhododendron are so dark they appear black and then maintain a rich deep dark purple bloom.