How to Install a French Drain
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
(‘dran-ij-‘sis-tem) A system of watercourses or drains designed to carry off excess water. The first step you should take when planning to install a french drain is to identify low spots in the landscape. If obvious low spots exist on the property, the water must have a way to exit those areas. If you
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Pruning Guide: Pruning of Shrubs "Before" Blooming
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Shrubs that form flowers on wood grown the same season should be pruned when the plant is dormant. The pruning of shrubs should be done before the buds show green.
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Pruning Guide: Shrubs to be Pruned “Before” Blooming
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Shrubs that form flowers on wood grown the same season should be pruned when the plant is dormant. These shrubs should be pruned before buds show green. Abelia x grandiflora Cytisus nigricans (broom) Lespedeza (bush clover) Abelia schumannii Biervilla sessilifolia (bush honeysuckle) Ligustrum (privet) Acanthopanax (five leaved araha) Euonymous
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Pruning Guide: Shrubs to be Pruned "After" Blooming
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
The best time to prune these shrubs that bloom on year-old wood is just after the blossoms have faded. Then the shrub will grow new branches and form the flower buds that will bloom the following year. For example, if you prune your azaleas in February, you’ll have no blooms come spring time, because their
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Pruning Guide: Pruning Shrubs “After” Blooming
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
The best time to be pruning shrubs that bloom on year-old wood is just after the blossoms have faded. Then the shrub will grow new branches and form the flower buds that will bloom the following year. For example, if you prune your azaleas in February, you’ll have no blooms come spring time, because their buds
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Pruning Guide: Shrubs & Select Fruit Tree Pruning
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Here’s how to do shrubs and fruit tree pruning APPLE: Winter or early spring. Train tree for a low head. Prune moderately. Keep tree open with main branches well spaced around tree. Avoid sharp V-shaped crotches. BLACKBERRY: After bearing and summer: remove at ground canes that bore last crop. In summer, cut back new shoots
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Pruning Guide: Shrubs & Select Fruit Trees
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
APPLE: Winter or early spring. Train tree for a low head. Prune moderately. Keep tree open with main branches well spaced around tree. Avoid sharp V-shaped crotches. BLACKBERRY: After bearing and summer: remove at ground canes that bore last crop. In summer, cut back new shoots to 3.5 feet. RASPBERRY: After bearing and in fall:
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Pruning Guide: Ornamental Plants and Trees w/ Special Considerations
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Here’s how to prune ornamental plants and trees Amelanchier (shadbush): prune only to shape, as either bush or tree. Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam): These ornamental plants and trees need to be pruned to tree form. Carpinus orientalis (Oriental hornbeam): prune to tree from. Cassia fistula (golden-shower, senna): Unlike other ornamental plants and trees, cut back
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Pruning Guide: Ornamental Plants & Trees w/ Special Considerations
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Amelanchier (shadbush): prune only to shape, as either bush or tree. Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam): prune to tree form. Carpinus orientalis (Oriental hornbeam): prune to tree from. Cassia fistula (golden-shower, senna): cut back seaon’s growth to short spurs after blooming. Cercis (redbud): prune after blooming if necessary. Cornus florida, Cornus Kousa (flowering dogwood, Kousa dogwood):
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How to Identify Poison Ivy
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
Points that help you identify poison ivy plant To identify poison ivy, look for the vine with clusters of three leaves, that can, also, grow as a bush or single plant. Poison ivy and poison oak can be found everywhere––the woods, fields, your own backyard, vacant lots, all depending on where you’re living. In particular, these
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