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We prefer well aged, decomposted bark based mixes over peat based mixes and usually add a little extra sand or hadite to ensure good drainage. When grown or overwintered indoors provide them with plenty of cool direct sunlight.

Ebony Glow Crape Myrtle is an exciting new Crape Myrtle hybrid that has the darkest black leaves anyone has seen on any Crape Myrtle, or any other shrub or tree for that matter! During summer and into fall, Ebony Glow Crape Myrtle is covered with White...

All Summer Beauty is right! The large rounded clusters of pink, blue, or even purple flowers are born in spring as well as all summer as this Hydrangea produces flowers on new wood as well as old.

It is a relatively hardy plant that can survive lean soil and does not require much upkeep. It does need to be watered regularly and grows vertically where it is planted. The bushes are deep green and soft yellow in color.

With the Southern Living Plant Collection Lemon Lime Nandina, use a slow release granular fertilizer in spring. When embedding this seedling, dig the hole twice as wide as the pot and mix rich garden soil in with your native soil, then leave the top of...

For more on growing Camellias as container plants see the following article by Dan Gill with LSU Agcenter: Camellias are Outstanding in Containers . Perfectly formed, fully double soft pink nearly white at the center and fading to dark orchid pink at...

True to its name the flower buds of this Gardenia tend to resist late spring frosts without any damage. This Gardenia can be planted in the landscape as an accent, specimen, medium hedge or foundation and should be planted close to walkways or outdoor...

A less expensive fast release fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 will work just as well if applied twice during the early spring and early summer. A sharp cut will heal quicker than a jagged cut, which will also minimize the likelihood of disease investing...

Chinese Witch Hazel has become a popular landscape shrub anywhere that it is hardy and rightfully so with it's dark foliage and brilliant spring flowers. New growth emerges a light reddish maroon.

The mulch will keep the root zone cooler and at a more stable temperature, helps to conserve moisture, controls competition from weeds, and as it breaks down it's nutrients are slowly release back into the soil feeding your plants.

The mulch will keep the root zone cooler and at a more stable temperature, helps to conserve moisture, controls competition from weeds, and as it breaks down it's nutrients are slowly release back into the soil feeding your plants.

Leave the top of the root ball 1/2" above the ground level when filling the hole with soil. Hardy in USDA zones 7-11 Evergreen Full sun Curly Leaf Ligustrum Recurvifolia, Evergreen Shrub:

Ruter of UGA have written an interesting article about the evaluation of Beautyberries in Georgia. There seems to be very little information about Callicarpa longissima available as it is still fairly new to horticulture.

Periodic removal of older non productive stems will be can be beneficial to make way for new growth as well. This durable shrub is tolerant of a wide variety of soil types as long as they are well-drained, is moderately drought tolerant once well established...

In the northern portions of its range it can tolerate sunnier conditions. Mix Temple Bells Pieris with Camellias, Azaleas, Japanese Maples, and Hydrangeas to help create an interesting and colorful contrast throughout the seasons.

The foliage emerges a plum-purple in color and eventually matures to a rich dark green throughout the summer, setting off the bright flowers. There are two schools of thought, and quite a bit of debate, about larger pruning jobs.

The root system is shallow and it should be planted far enough from sidewalks and foundations to prevent damage and the shallow roots make it difficult to grow other plants and even grass beneath it.

When planting this Juniper, dig the hole twice as wide as the pot and mix rich garden soil in with your native soil, then leave the top of the root ball 1/2 inch above the ground level when filling the hole with soil.

Properly mulched Azaleas often need little additional nutrients once they are well established. Kristen Braman, Jean Williams Woodward with input from John Thornton, Frank Bryan, and Albert Penland - Selecting and Growing Azaleas MSU Cares - revised by...

Flowering Quince are easy to grow and long-lived deciduous shrubs with good drought tolerance once established. Cut stems of quince with well developed flower buds that are showing color can be brought indoors as cut flowers.

For more on growing Camellias as container plants see the following article by Dan Gill with LSU Agcenter: Camellias are Outstanding in Containers . A sport of the prolific 'Betty Sheffield' which produces large ruffled rich pink flowers which are edged...

These succulent features hold water for long periods of time. Though it grows to heights of 10 feet tall in its native habitat, it is an ideal bonsai for a beginner; this beautiful plant is easy to care for and will be a thing of beauty for years to come.

Never use lime around Azaleas and realize that many of your 'garden' fertilizers like 8-8-8 and 13-13-13 contain lime as a filler so this could be toxic to them. Winner of the 2010 Rhododendron of the Year for the Southeastern US by the American Rhododendron...

In soilless mixes, like the peat moss or bark based potting soils that they are typically found growing in at the nursery, there is no Aluminum for the Hydrangea to take up, unless it has been added by the grower, therefore the flowers will end up being...

* Silky camellia is an under-story woodland species with rich brown colored bark * It grows best in partial shade in well draining soils. * It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the plant. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Witch Hazel to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely...

Group as a shrub to maximize effect of the spring bloom. Succeeds in cold exposed situations and tolerates industrial pollution. Good background plant. It flowers in late spring, bearing panicles of yellow pea-like flowers.