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Tips for Vines & Shrubs |
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Here are some basic notes on some of our plants. More instructions are shipped with the plants.
CONTENTS
CORNUS
CLEMATIS
LILACS
ROSES
SCHIZOPHRAGMA
PLANTING YOUR VINES & SHRUBS
CHOOSING A SITE
Spend some time looking at possible locations. Consider the mature size of your plant, where it will give the best impact. Don't forget to consider the seasonal features of your new plant. Your young plant will need room; overcrowding is usually fatal.
Your plants will thrive provided you spend a little time on 3 essential things:
WATER
The most important thing to remember above all else is to WATER YOUR NEW PLANTS. A deep drink (3 cm. (1")) once a week will give your plant deep roots and a healthy start for years and years of enjoyment.
SOIL
Before you plant . . . PREPARE
The soil that is. A well prepared planting site is just the kind of welcome your new plant needs. If you do right by the “new arrival” it will sure do right by you. That’s a promise.
Begin the preparation as soon as the soil can be worked. Loosen it thoroughly with a digging fork or spade to a depth of 15 cm. (6") at least all around the planting site. Work in plenty of humus, leaf mould, well-rotted manure or peat moss to improve the quality of the soil and to help it retain moisture through the summer. Good drainage is important for plants, for instance, adding coarse sand to heavy clay soils helps a lot.
CORNUS SERICEA
These love a moist spot in the garden and a hard pruning every spring. It's the young, brightly coloured winter bark that makes this plant such a gem.
CLEMATIS
When your plant arrives immerse it pot and all in a pail of water for 10 minutes at least. Give a little thought to your planting site because Clematis don’t like to be moved much. Look for a spot free of competition from the roots of trees or shrubs; preferably where the roots will be shaded and the top growth will get the sun. Prepare a hole about 45 cm. wide and deep and retain the soil removed. Place a generous layer of well rotted manure or compost at the bottom of the hole. Mix in generous quantities of peat moss and/or compost with the soil from the hole and add a couple of handfulls of bone meal to the mix. Place a layer of this mix on top of the manure/compost in the hole then place your Clematis in position so that it’s root ball is about 5 cm. below the ground level. Replace and firm the remainder of the soil mix carefully. Water thoroughly and frequently. Feed your Clematis with a balanced (equal numbers eg. 20 - 20 - 20) every couple of weeks during active growth in early summer.
PRUNING CLEMATIS
Clematis are pruned to give as many flowers as possible. Unpruned plants won’t die, they just won’t give you as many flowers.
Group A Clematis
These flower in early spring on growth produced the previous season. They can be cut back sharply after flowering but not later than the end of July. You have to allow time for the new growth to set up next year’s bloom.
Group B Clematis
These flower early summer on the previous seasons growth and then again later in the season on vines from the current seasons growth. In March remove all the dead or weak stems and shorten the rest by about 25cm. (10") to where you can see a strong pair of leaf buds. Re-tie the remaining stems where you want them to grow.
Group C Clematis
These varieties produce bloom on new growth each year. In early March cut back all the vines to the ground. These Clematis make perfect companions for roses and shrubs.
LILACS
Syringa
Once your Lilac reaches flowering size (2m or taller), it will appreciate a light pruning after flowering. Try to remove the spent flowers and prune branches to keep the shrub open. The youngest branches bloom the heaviest. Lilacs need full sun.
ROSES
How to plant your rose
Your roses have been shipped dormant to directly from our cold storage in heavy duty poly bags.
As soon as they arrive plunge the roots into a large pail of cold water for at least half a day. Then place it directly in the planting hole.
Roses don’t mind cold weather and can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked. If for some reason the planting is delayed, use a temporary site where the roots can be covered with soil. If possible choose a site free of competition from the roots of neighbouring trees, hedges and shrubs. Be sure to allow enough space for the width of the mature bush (check your catalogue).
Roses perform best in heavier soils enriched with a well rotted manure, compost, or leaf mold. Prepare a planting hole about 45 cm. (18”) wide and deep. Spread the roots carefully in the hole so that the graft at the top of the root system is about 15 cm. (6”) below the soil level when the hole is refilled. Firm the soil carefully around the bush to establish soil contact with the entire root system.
Water thoroughly and regularly. Do not fertilize until foliage appears. Your rose will be well pruned when it arrives and should not need additional pruning until the following spring.
SCHIZOPHRAGMA
Schizophragma will climb faster and come into bloom sooner if you gently lead it to the support surface with a stake or tie. East-facing locations are best, but it will grow in any orientation if it has dappled to bright shade.
Need more help? Call us at:
(905) 731 - 1950 or 1 - 800 - 339 - 8314
or e-mail us at flower@gardenimport.com |
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