am learning the rules of nature. There is a time for growing, a time for blooming and a time for harvesting. There is even a time for mowing down the grass and starting over again. So it is with people. We must grow, bloom and sometimes start over again when our lives become caught...
The most important part of planting is making sure you have found bushes that are suitable for your climate and the soil in your yard. Next, get your soil ready. If your shrub needs hard or even clay soil, then you need to break it up and add some manure or compost. Before digging,...
The flowers are amazing and this is actually a completely underused bush that a lot of people don't think about. It grows to be about 8 feet tall and it does need full sun or partial shade along with some well-drained soil on it. It's a low-care plant that is ideal for anyone lo...
Another approach to thinningis calledrenewal pruning. It’s simple: Remove one-third of the oldest stems each year for three years. (Cut them back to the ground.) After the third year, you’ll have removed all of the old wood. This gets rid of old wood and leaves only fresh, new wo...
10 Best Small Evergreen Shrubs for Your Landscape Borderforsythiais best where a full screening hedge is not required during its dormant period because it's a deciduous plant. This plant has attractive fall color but does not offer much in the way of winter interest, although it has a dense...
‘Blue Princes’s and ‘Blue Prince’ holly are examples of male and female cultivars. If you already have a holly in your yard and aren’t sure which it is, watch for a year. If it fruits in autumn, it’s a female plant (and you have a male holly nearby). Lately, breeders have...
How to prune lilac bushes and when. Pruning Lilacs at the right time. Learn how to prune lilac bushes for shape and to rejuvenate the bush.
Butterfly bushes are a low care & maintenance way to attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds to your yard and provide summer and fall color for you to enjoy. Plant as a specimen shrub surrounded by other sun loving plants in a full sun location for the best flower production. Or mass...
Pruning or pinching back young Azalea plants helps to promote bushy growth. This gardening task should be done early in the spring. But, any pruning may result in cutting off next year’s blooms. If you prune an established bush heavily, it may not bloom again for two to three years. At...
Also known as smooth hydrangea, this deciduous shrub forms a round cluster of flowers in early summer. Annabelle hydrangea flowers for up to two months; the bud opens to lime-green, turning white when mature and becomes pale green in late summer. ...