Plants That Attract Ladybugs To Guard Your Garden
Ladybugs are tiny aphid-eating machines, but tossing a store-bought box of beetles into the yard rarely works. They leave fast if…
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Pollinator Plants for Bees, Butterflies, and Beyond
A yard full of pollinator plants looks good, but it also keeps your veggies and fruit setting reliably. If bees, butterflies, and…
Privacy Trees: Plan, Plant, and Grow a Living Screen
A solid row of privacy trees solves problems that fences do not. They block views, muffle noise, and give you something green to look…
Purple Flowers Give Garden Beds More Depth Than Blue
Purple is the color most gardeners end up with when they went shopping for blue. That is not a compromise, it is chemistry, and…
Red Flowers Are Aimed at Birds, Not Bees
Red is the one flower color with a documented audience. Hummingbirds see the red end of the spectrum clearly and bees very nearly do…
Spring Blooming Flowers, Most of Which You Plant in Fall
The surprise about spring flowers is that you cannot really shop for them in spring. Most of that early color comes from bulbs and…
Root establishment
Three decisions that shape the result
Site fit and planting depth decide the first season.
1
Test the site fit
Compare the plant with the available light, drainage, and mature space.
2
Protect the root flare
Set trees and shrubs at the correct depth before backfilling.
3
Plan establishment water
Water the root zone on a schedule that follows soil moisture.
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