the flowers you enjoyed this year were formed in the summer of last year. The window of time to do any pruning is after springtime flowering but before next year’s flower buds form. If you need to set a reminder in your calendar, a rule...
This edgeworthia in bloom won a blue ribbon in March of 2016 at the Philadelphia Flower Show, the world’s largest indoor flower show. Like the first photo, it shows the lovely rounded habit that can be achieved through judicious pruning and a part sun location. Four years after my first ...
This acid-loving shrub will give you huge clusters of bright red flower buds that open into strong pink blooms. ‘Little Linda’ is the best choice for containers. You need to know that all parts of the Kalmia latifolia plant are poisonous and can cause stomach upset, vomiting, and other ...
1. Too much shade: Hydrangeas need about 3 hours of sun in order to flower well. 2. Improper pruning: big leaf hydrangeas (the ones with blue or pink flowering, either mop-head or lacecap) form their flower buds in the previous summer. If the canes are cut down in the fall or the...
The “when” of pruning will depend on the type of flowering shrub that graces your landscape. Plants in this group will fall into one of three categories: Early-blooming shrubs that flower in spring. These include long-standing favorites such as lilac, forsythia, rhododendron, mock orange, an...
“just right” in order to get them to bloom. Plus, panicle hydrangeas flower on new wood, so there’s no chance of bud freeze. The cone-shaped flowers are white when they open, but they age to bright red-pink. Give this dwarf hydrangea four to six hours of full sun each day and...
I think half the fun of plant shopping is walking around a nursery and falling in love with some new flower that you didn’t know existed. Not only are you coming home with an extra plant you have to find a spot for, but you’re supporting local businesses in the process. ...