Increase the color around your home landscape by taking the time to learn how to propagate by division and layering to increase the homeowners garden bed size and color.
Friday, November 23, 2007
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Since most homeowners do not have a sprinkler system, watering especially in the summer when there is a drought, chances are great some plants will die, depending upon the extent of your landscape garden, no matter how good you mulch. Especially evergreens. What I did two springs ago was to go to purchase one gallon azaleas at a big box store and repotted them into a three gallon containers. I pinched back the flower buds so the growth would go into the plant, not into flowering and two growing seasons later I have a mature plant that sell for five times as much in garden centers. I plant the mature azalea, and since the roots have grown they have a better opportunity to absorb moisture and a greater chance to survive in a drought. Besides if you raise plant material you will focus on watering your “babies” in a controlled setting when some parts of your landscaping might suffer.
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