Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Just because the growing season is coming to an end doesn’t mean that your work in the garden is through. Many plants, trees, and shrubs require pruning during different times of the year so ...
In late winter, remove one-third of the largest, oldest stems at ground level. At the same time, the following year prune out one-half of the remaining old stems and some of the new growth.
Pruning at the wrong time can eliminate flowers or make the plants more susceptible to winter injury. Use this seasonal calendar as a general guide to pruning practices for all types of roses.
Different pruning techniques may be used on herbaceous plants than those used on perennial woody plants. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping (by controlling or redirecting growth), improving or sustaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for transplanting, and both harvesting and ...
Azaleas (/ ə ˈ z eɪ l i ə / ə-ZAY-lee-ə) are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsusi (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and October and November in the Southern Hemisphere), [1] their flowers often lasting ...
Rhododendron catawbiense, with common names Catawba rosebay, [2] Catawba rhododendron, [3] mountain rosebay, [3] purple ivy, [3] purple laurel, [3] purple rhododendron, [3] red laurel, [3] rosebay, [3] rosebay laurel, [3] is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States, growing mainly in the southern Appalachian Mountains from West Virginia south to northern Alabama.
Late winter (February): Trim roses back further to knee height. Remove any “D's”—dead, diseased, or damaged canes—and cut back any crossing branches to promote airflow and prevent disease.
Rhododendron albiflorum is a deciduous shrub up to 2.5 m tall, with thin shiny medium-green elliptical entire leaves that are 4 to 9 cm long and held on short petioles. . The leaves are often slightly crinkled or wavy especially at their edges, and are sparsely covered with reddish to white ha