Native Shrubs Shrubs For Wet Locations For Sale In Sacramento

Bio-tone is a gardeners best friend and can help guarantee your success. 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, and it is very likely that...

You can then rake the mulch back around the base of the Tri-colored dappled willow. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil.

Winter Red Winterberry Holly brightens the winter landscape. In addition to providing attractive green foliage during the growing season, this beloved, low-maintenance shrub produces red berries in late summer that attract birds through the winter months.

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

In general gardening terms, pruning is probably the most misunderstood gardening chore, and certainly, the chore that is most likely neglected. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.

If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only add stress to it's life. “Fertilizer burn” can occur when too much fertilizer is applied, resulting in a drying out of the fine hair-like roots and damage or even...

The second number in the fertilizer equation is representative of Phosphorus. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.

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. Can be used to help aid in this process and also provide plants with a good soaking due to...

This blooms at the end of June and into July with a sharp spicy-peppery fragrance. Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. Although it is tempting to spend less time by not raking the mulch back during fertilization, the results will be...

Pruning large Forsythia that are well established will enable the plant to have continued vigor, and lead to many more years of supplying beauty to the landscape. At the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen that will be needed...

These observations should give you a good idea of how the plant tends to grow, and also how and when you should prune the plant. Pruning a specific plant to look a specific way, involves art in creating a unique definition for a specific plant, and it...

Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the Clethra Ruby Spice. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

The Hardy Clumping Bamboo we sell grows to about 7 feet tall and does well in containers, as a border, or even as a focal point or specimen plant. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

The amount of chemical fertilizer used per plant will vary with the size of the plant and it's root system. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil.

Pruning large Hydrangea's that are well established will enable the plant to have continued vigor, and lead to many more years of supplying beauty to the landscape. If a hydrangea is being trained as a hedge, it would need to be pruned differently than...

Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. Do an early spring fertilizer with a product such as Espoma at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost...

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Autumn...

If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Physocarpus. A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size.

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.

Pruning large azaleas that are well established will enable the plant to have continued vigor, and lead to many more years of supplying beauty to the landscape. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would...

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Tall after 10 years making it an ideal choice for today's smaller landscapes.

If frost is imminent in your area, you should put off pruning so as not to damage new shoots. While light pruning can be performed anytime throughout the year, it's best to leave any major shearing or severe pruning for late winter or early spring.

There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant...

Apply the fertilizer according to the label directions immediately on top of the soil, and be sure to water the plant thoroughly after the application. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep.

If chemical fertilizers are used on your Endless Summer Bloomstruck Hydrangea, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the simplest solution. Pruning large Hydrangea's that are well established will enable the plant to have...

Apply the fertilizer according to the label directions immediately on top of the soil, and be sure to water the plant thoroughly after the application. Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth.

The bronze-maroon foliage is colorful all season, and creates a wonderful backdrop for the white flowers in late spring. If over-fertilization is severe, the plant may just wilt and die.