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If you have ordinary good soil that has not been compacted, dig a hole 3 to 4 times the diameter of the root ball and 1 1/2 times as deep. Place plant in hole by backfilling the hole until the plant is at a level where grown in the nursery.  If the soil is heavy […]

First work Bone Meal or Bulb Booster into the soil where bulbs are to be planted.   Then, plant as directed:  larger bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and hyacinths should be planted 6-8″ deep and 6-8″ apart.  Minor bulbs such as crocus, snowdrops, anemones and others should be planted at least 4-5″ deep and 4″ […]

  Perennials Artemisia, Wormwood Asarum canadense, American Ginger Asarum europeanum, European Ginger Aruncus, Goat’s Beard Brunnera, False Forget-Me-Not, Alkanet Caltha palustris, Marsh Marigold Campanula ‘Loddon Anne’, Bellflowers, Harebell Chelone obliqua, Turtle’s Head Cimicifuga, Bugbane Ferns Gaultheria procumbens, Wintergreen, Checkerberry Helleborus foetidus, Lenten Rose Helleborus orientalis, Lenten Rose Helleborus purpurascens, Lenten Rose Iris ensata, Japanese Iris […]

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  Organic Mulches: Compost is one of the best mulches for providing benefits to the soil, but that rich medium also provides a great place for weeds. Some compost is not very attractive.  If apperance is important, use compost as a soil amendment and find a more visually pleasing material to cover it Wood Chips […]

Prune the stems that flowered last season – don’t prune un-flowered stems, because these are going to produce the next lot of blooms. The best time to prune Hydrangeas is after they have flowered and the blooms have died. That’s not to say that normal pruning rules shouldn’t apply: cut back anything that’s very weak […]

Rhubarb is a temperate-climate crop and doesn’t like high temperatures. It will tolerate a wide variety of soils, as long as they are rich and well drained. You need to use a lot of well-rotted manure when planting, and a high-nitrogen supplement when the rhubarb is mature. Plant 3-4′ apart. Dig a hole 18″ wide […]

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  Trees Acer rubrum, “Red Sunset Maple” Acer saccharium, “Silver Maple” Acer saccharum, “Sugar Maple” Amelanchier, “Serviceberry” Betula nigra, “Birch” Cornus, “Dogwood” Crataegus, “Hawthorn” Liquidambar styraciflua, “Sweet Gum” Liriodendron tulipfera, “Tulip Tree” Malus, “Crabapple” Nyssa, “Black Gum, Sour Gum” Picea glauca, “White Spruce” Picea pungens, “Blue Spruce” Pinus strobus, “Eastern White Pine” Quercus palustris, “Pin […]

  Acer ‘Everred’, Everred Maple Acer japonicum ‘Acontifolium, Full Moon Maple Acer palmatum ‘Madame Butterfly’, Madame Butterfly Japanese Maple Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’,      Crimson Queen Laceleaf Maple Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Inabe Shidare’, Inabe Shidare Laceleaf Maple Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Red Select’, Red Select Laceleaf Maple Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Red Dragon’, Red Dragon Laceleaf […]

1.  Check The Pond Inspect your pond edges and take a close look at the water level. Make sure the pond is staying as full as it should.  If you’ve turned off your stream or waterfall for the winter, turn it on and check that everything is working fine.  A rock might have fallen out […]

The resulting damage (which may show until the summer or early in the spring)  appears as brown patches of dead turf that enlarge as the grubs continue to feed.  To check for grubs, pull at a section of dead turf.  It will roll back like a swatch of carpet.  Dig down at the edge of […]