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Can offer advice on various shrubs, i.e. where, when and how to plant, pruning, likely ultimate size of plant, preferred conditions etc.
Over 30 years of making gardens in various parts of the United Kingdom.
Diploma in Horticulture with Commendation
I just love growing things!
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| ronelle | 11/24/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for the detailed response. I ..... |
| Linda | 11/01/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| richard | 10/31/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Kristin Hill | 10/28/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Rochelle | 10/28/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Hello Ronelle I've never seen an Encore Azalea in flower, so I can't vouch for its level of bloom. However, I have grown many other Azaleas and know that when they are happy they are covered in bloom
Hello Scott As you seem to have more healthy boxwoods in you new planting than unhealthy ones, and as those you pulled up and planted in pots seem to be recovering, I'm thinking that this is a case
Hello Anelle No need to panic about the pruning! Taxus should be pruned in Summer or early Fall. They will take 'renovation' pruning, which means cutting hard back as you plan to do. Whether
Hello again Gloria I've been doing a bit of research on Oleander over the weekend and have discovered that one of the problems they get is a pest called Mealy Bug when they are grown inside and this
Hello Richard Wow - this is quite a question! OK, first things first. As these are newly planted specimens I expect that a good feed of organic or granular fertilizer was added to the soil at the

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