Archive for March, 2012

Daffodils Not Blooming?

Maintaining Your naturalized Daffodils: Walking about this weekend I had the opportunity to observe many groups of naturalized daffodils that have been planted through the years. Having been involved in most of the plantings, I have a pretty good idea how long they have been in the ground and how many were planted. Examining the [...]

Pruning & Trimming Spring Blooming Trees & Shrubs

Pruning Spring Blooming Trees and Shrubs The early spring bloomers are just coming out, forsythia, weigela, cherry trees, withchazel, redbuds andromedas, and soon azaleas, crabapples, pears, and a score more. The best time to prune early bloomers to get the most out of them is immediately after they finish blooming. Spring blooming trees and shrubs [...]

Spring Feeding & Root Development

Feeding Time With spring coming up early in the Southern NY/NJ vicinity there is a lot going on under the ground that we don’t see. Even though on top, we are seeing early spring bloomers and the beginning of leaves budding out of deciduous trees and shrubs, under the ground there is rampant root growth [...]

Spring Bulbs, Tubers, & Bare Root Plants

An Early Spring is Filled with Opportunity Though normally I am not a huge fan of planting spring bulbs, tubers and bare root material, an early mild spring such as is currently being experienced here in the Northeast creates the opportunity to get a lot more out of these more cost effective forms of adding [...]