Use by people:The tart berries were eaten by natives, but not in quantity; they were more often mixed with sweeter berries such as salal. Today they are more frequently used in jelly or wine. The yellow roots were used for dying basket materials; especially Beargrass. The roots were also ...
Try to keep the top of the hedge slightly smaller than the bottom so that the lower branches are not shaded. You can shear the hedge up to about 6 weeks before your first frost, but then you should stop to allow protection of longer growth during the winter. Many perennial shrubs can b...
Last spring two of them did not bloom well, some stems looked rotten, leaves dying etc. We had had a lot of rain and I decided it was root rot so I dug down and removed the bad portions. The plant at one end was completely gone and I removed and burnt it. The middle plant was...
but it takes many years. If you are looking to have a continuous hedge quicker, make sure there is no more than 2 feet of empty space between them. Remember to thin all the way around the upper 3 - 4' once they interlock, or you risk the bottom branches dying from lack of sun and...