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Wednesday March 31, 2010 |
Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides) | Today's Featured Plant
Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides)
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Q&A: Pruning a Privet Hedge Question: I planted a privet hedge about 4 years ago along the top of a berm. It has grown very well. I trim it down each spring. However, it is now about 4 feet tall but not bushing out at the bottom. How can I get it to fill in at the bottom? Should I trim it back severely?
Answer: Privet responds well to drastic pruning, which is one reason it's such a popular hedge and topiary shrub. Cut it back hard, either to within a few inches of the ground or to a few longer branches. Always make the top a bit narrower than the bottom to allow the sun to reach the lower branches encouraging full, green growth. Maintain good density by cutting back a third of the older stems each season while the shrubs are dormant, and shear it regularly during the spring and summer. |
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Q&A: Espalier Gardening Question: I have visited the home of George Washington and have always been very impressed with the espalier trees in the garden. What fruit trees would be best for attempting to start an espalier orchard?
Answer: The first plants to be espaliered were fruit trees, grown against a sunny wall so that trees would yield early early or could grow marginally warm regions. Today the practice has expanded to include ornamentals, as well as fruit trees. Apple, apricot, cherry, fig, citrus, peach, pear and plum will all produce well when espaliered. Camellia, elaeagnus, holly, juniper, viburnum and honeysuckle are just a few of the ornamentals that adapt well to espaliering. Be sure to choose the fruit tree cultivars that produce well in your area, then train them when they're young to establish a framework. To learn more about creating espalier, check your local library for a books on pruning. |
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Tip: Protect Early Tomatoes For the earliest tomatoes, transplant seedlings into a raised bed covered with black or green plastic mulch. Place plants with a protective cloche to keep them warm, but open the cloche on sunny days. |
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