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Use Sumac Shrubs for Fabulous Fall Color

I njecting fall colors into the landscape is often done with trees , but bushes or shrubs can add vivid colors as well. We often forget about the underrated sumac shrubs that can provide outstanding colors during the fall season. Many people identify "sumac," as a dangerous plant, that is ...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-16-2009
Growing the Dense and Compact Minuet Lilac

Are you looking for a compact dwarf bush (denser than most lilacs) with large, dark green leaves, has no suckers to deal with, and provides you with fragrant light purple blooms in the spring? Then Minuet Lilac is just the plant for you! It has light purple flowers that bud open into single, fragrant...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-13-2009
About Evergreen Shrubs

Evergreen refers to shrubs that normally retain most of their foliage (needles) through the winter. They are used mainly as foundation, hedge, screen, or focal points in the landscape. It is wise to include some evergreens in all landscapes and garden plantings; evergreen shrubs are sometimes striking...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-05-2009
General Care of Roses and Shrubs

Roses require a lot of water. You can reduce the need for watering by mulching and making a “catch-basin”. Once they are established, only water during very dry spells. For the first year, it is beneficial to use about one gallon per foot per week. Roses that are dry heading into winter will not fare...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-06-2009
Plants for Windy Areas

Where high winds prevail, tender plants may have a difficult time getting established. Helping them become established may be as simple as supplying sturdy trees and shrubs that will help create a wind-resistant, protected area. Shrubs such as Arrowwood viburnum seem to hold its own in windy, inclement...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 07-13-2009
Boxwoods in Pots

Boxwoods are utilized in several ways in the landscape. They are used in borders, as shorter hedging plants, as a single specimin plant, and in containers. Putting boxwoods in pots is a great way to stylize a garden path, a porch, a front entry, or to create a focal point. Boxwoods are like living sculptures...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 07-10-2009
About Honeysuckle Bushes

The difference between bush honeysuckles and the native honeysuckle species is that the native species are woody and vine-like in nature. Bush honeysuckles are upright shrubs ranging from a few feet to 15 feet tall. There are Dwarf Honeysuckles that prefer sun to partial shade and are rapid growers that...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 05-24-2009
Some suggestions for planting bareroot nursery stock.

Here are some easy to follow directions when getting ready to plant bareroot plants. Prune out any damaged or broken roots. Avoid excessive root pruning prior to planting. It is best to match the planting hole size with the existing root mass, rather than pruning the roots to match the hole size. Use...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 05-15-2009
Growing Black Walnuts

Not everyone is fond of the flavor of black walnuts, but if you are a fan, it can be used in ice cream, cakes and other desserts. The nut is large, rounded, brownish-black, and has a hard, thick ridged shell that holds a rich oily nut. This nut is edible and very nutritious. The walnut tree is also prized...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 05-14-2009
Pruning Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon blooms later than most shrubs. Satin rose and other rose of sharons, produces beautiful saucer size blossoms begin in the summer and continue until fall. A good pruning each spring will produce fewer flowers, but they will be much larger. If you give it an occasional pruning, it will produce...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 04-25-2009

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