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Cherry Laurel – A Useful, Attractive, Reliable Broadleaf
Cherry Laurel is one of those functional plants that does what it’s supposed to and looks good while it’s doing it. How often we look at a situation and think, “I just need a mounded-form plant that’s nice and full; that I can rely on.” (It sounds like what a plant would request with a dating [...]
Continue reading...Watering “To The Core” Is Critical
19. July 2010
What’s “The Core” And Why Is It Important When I use the term “core” I’m referring to the center of the plant’s root ball. A nursery plant that’s been dug, balled & burlapped (B&B) is now totally reliant on that root ball to keep it alive.
Continue reading...How To Prune Euonymus ‘Emerald Gaiety and E. Gold’
10. July 2010
Euonymus ‘Emerald Gaiety’ and ‘Emerald Gold’ are 2 very common shrubs. In many ways the two are similar in form. You’ll often see both used as a low, mounded shrub either at the front of a garden or as an area groundcover. Euonymus ‘Emerald Gaiety’ has the distinct capability to climb when planted next to a [...]
Continue reading...How To Prune Boxwood
1. July 2010
Boxwood happens to be one of the most common plants around, especially if you consider all the varieties there are. I certainly don’t mean common in a negative sense. Boxwood and all its varieties often serve as the backbone to many beautiful (and functional) gardens. To Shear or Not To Shear With Boxwood most people instinctively shear [...]
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31. July 2010
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