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A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.

Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer. Is used for Itea Little Henry, it should be applied every month during the spring and early summer for both plants in pots and in...

In general gardening terms, pruning is probably the most misunderstood gardening chore, and certainly, the chore that is most likely neglected. We highly recommend that you mulch your Azalea Pink and Sweet with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground...

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Pruning large hydrangeas may be minor or major. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Cherry Explosion Hydrangea, it is important to determine...

Although it is tempting to spend less time by not raking the mulch back during fertilization, the results will be less than desirable, if the fertilizer is applied on top of the mulch.

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. Specific plant objectives require specific pruning techniques.

Extremely hardy. A profusion of bright red berries brighten the winter landscape and provide food for birds. A male pollenizer, such as Jim Dandy Holly is required for berry set.

Many times, Azaleas that have not been pruned in a few years will develop dead or degenerative twigs. Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer.

Although these hydrangeas may have been lovingly cared for by the previous owner, it may be necessary to severely prune these plants to restore vigor or to create a different definition in the landscape for the new owner of the property.

If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on hydrangeas. If chemical fertilizers are used on your Incrediball Blush Hydrangea, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the...

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Clethra Sixteen Candles a good deep watering. Excellent native selection that attracts butterflies and other pollinators.

They are great harbingers of spring with their early yellow flowers produced before the plants leaf out. However, slow-release is certainly not the only way to fertilize forsythia.

When roots are burned, the first sign is often scorched looking leaves. The main reason for pruning laurels such as Ilex Glabra Nordic is to re-define the plant's definition within the landscape.

Jim Dandy Holly is typically mixed into a planting of Red Sprite Winterberry to ensure a heavy berry set. This non-fruiting, male winterberry is primarily used as a pollinator. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly...

Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Sparkleberry Holly a good deep watering.

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Leaves are long narrow deep evergreen. An example would be 10-10-10 or 12-4-8. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.

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.

Also these plants do not grow well in heavy clay soils. It is much, much better to err on the side of too little fertilizer than too much. If chemical fertilizers are used on your Kalmia latifolia Olympic Fire, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer...

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.

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. To the plant, the pH of the soil should be low (5.2-5.5). It has the richest, most vibrant blue seen on a hydrangea! And sturdy stems keep the flower...

Although these hydrangeas may have been lovingly cared for by the previous owner, it may be necessary to severely prune these plants to restore vigor or to create a different definition in the landscape for the new owner of the property.

Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot.

Potentilla Happy Face has a dense habit of fine textured dark healthy foliage that is adorned with five petaled blooms from spring all the way through to late summer. Happy Face is an outstanding low-maintenance plant, it is deer resistant and requires...

During the second season following the severe pruning, the spirea should resume normal bud setting, and the plant should have healthier blooms because of the increased vigor in the plant.

The oval, slightly-serrated leaves almost steal the show with their deep, burgundy-green coloration that is so dramatic, they're almost black in appearance. Tuxedo Weigela is a deciduous shrub growing to about 3 feet tall with a 4 foot spread.

The twisted branches are revealed after the foliage drops. It forms a wide spreading shape at maturity. Native Plant Provides Autumn Blaze Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac, Rhus typhina 'Dissecta', is an attractive native cutleafed shrub that can be used as an...