Native Shrubs Flowering Shrubs For Sale In Connecticut

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. The amount of chemical fertilizer used per plant will vary with the size of the plant...

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. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.

Winter Gold Winterberry Holly is a deciduous female holly that produces ornamental pink-orange berries that persist well into winter, changing to golden yellow and providing wonderful winter interest on otherwise bare stems.

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Rhus Tiger Eyes or Sumac changes from chartreuse to a true gold then orange and then crimson, going through a warmly colored rainbow as the temperatures get cooler.

The Southern Gentleman Holly is a tall male winterberry that is used to pollinate female winterberry plants. There will be no berries on this shrub, however you will see lots of small white flowers.

A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. A deficiency of Phosphorus may affect the energy transfer in the plant, and result in stunted growth as well.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Clethra Sixteen Candles with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. The glossy round leaves turn an outstanding harvest gold in the fall.

Minor elements that are not included in the three numbers listing on the front of fertilizer bags are very important considerations when choosing your plants fertilizer. Do not apply more fertilizer than is recommended on the label.

Minor elements that are not included in the three numbers listing on the front of fertilizer bags are very important considerations when choosing your Blue Angel Rose of Sharon fertilizer.

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. As with chemical fertilizers, do not apply it right next to the trunk or stems emerging from the ground.

As mentioned one spring application of a balanced fertilizer should more than suffice. Bio-tone is a gardeners best friend and can help guarantee your success. For a totally organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around shrubs...

Fall is the time for hydrangeas to begin preparing for dormancy. If chemical fertilizers are used on your Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the simplest solution.

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.

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Gulfstream Nandina a good deep watering. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor...

If over-fertilization is severe, the plant may just wilt and die. When roots are burned, the first sign is often scorched looking leaves. Native type shrubs such as Weigelia Midnight Wine grow best if they are fertilized once in the spring and once in...

Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements that are just as important in consideration of viburnum nutrition.

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.

If you are looking for a fertilizing routine tailored to your specific conditions, a soil sample should be taken and the fertilizer and trace elements matched to the needs of your soil.

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. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.

The first perfectly dwarf chaste tree! Have you ever seen a Chaste Tree in full bloom? Blue Puffball will grow quickly to fill in bare spots in your foundation plantings or border.

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. 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...

Privets are 5.00 each,clusters of white fragrant flowers in spring and early summer then turning to a dark color fruit in fall that the birds just love..also good to line drives,wind breaks or trim as shrubs,,i have one in the back yard that is 20 feet...

Fall is the time for roses to begin preparing for dormancy. If chemical fertilizers are used on your Rugosa Rose, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the simplest solution.

Sometimes, the growth is taller and longer with less than desirable branching when Nitrogen is deficient. If severe, pruning is necessary, it must be realized that the plant will shift its focus in the short-run from setting flower buds to growing vigorously,...

A sharp cut will heal quicker than a jagged cut, which will also minimize the likelihood of disease investing a cut during pruning. Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall...

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.

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Tri-colored Dappled Willow plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep.