Shrubs are the foundation of the garden.They are easy space-fillers that give year-round interest and form a backdrop to visual displays of plants in the garden.If you want to add evergreen shrubs to your garden, you'll need to plant, care for and pick it.
Step 1: Pick out the shrub in your yard.
It is important to pick the right shrub.Picking the right plants for your garden is not as easy as you might think.It's not always possible to get the ones you like the look of. They have to suit your size and the weather you're in.Consider the amount of sun or shade when selecting a shrub.There are water levels.There is a shelter.The soil type includes drainage and the pH level.It is important to consider how much maintenance you want in your garden.Some shrubs need more care than others.
Step 2: Understand the soil's chemistry.
Before choosing shrubs for the garden, it is a good idea to understand the pH of your soil.You can get a soil testing kit.Azaleas are acid-loving and prefer a pH range of 3-6.If your soil is more acid than that, you can add some ericaceous compost to correct it.
Step 3: Take into account the amount of space you have.
Some shrubs grow to the height of small trees.If you don't want to be a slave to yourPruning duties, consider shrubs that will grow to an appropriate size for the available space.Consider how much light will be blocked by the shrub.
Step 4: Consider how far the plant will spread.
Unless you are attentive to removing the suckers as they form, some plants may spread everywhere.
Step 5: You should prepare your soil before the event.
If you want to plant a plant, make sure the soil is prepared well in advance.Well-rotted manure or compost should be incorporated into the location.
Step 6: Before you plant your shrubs, you need to improve soil drainage.
If you notice puddles form after rain and don't drain away quickly, it's likely you have poor soil drainage.Few shrubs will tolerate this.There is a way to improve soil drainage.Blood, fish and bone can be added to the general area around the planting site.
Step 7: Consider the needs of acid-loving plants.
It is a good idea to plant a rhododendron, acer, camellia or azalea in pots with an ericaceous compost if you want to grow them in acidic soils.Some gardeners try to incorporate ericaceous compost into the ground but this isn't always successful and the plant may fail.
Step 8: You should know when to plant.
evergreens can be planted in the spring or fall.Don't plant when the ground is wet or frozen.It is important to get your shrub planted quickly if it was bare root.
Step 9: Before planting your shrub, soak its roots.
If you received a shrub, soak it for up to an hour in a bucket of water before planting.If you unwrap the string or wrappings as close to the plant as possible, you can reduce the amount of water lost.Bare root shrubs will be supplied in wrapping materials.If you can remove it without harming the plant, the label may say that you don't need to.
Step 10: Take a hole.
The shrub has a root mass.If you look at the depth of the pot the shrub comes in, or the line where the soil ends on the main stem, you can tell what this is.The hole should be larger than the roots.
Step 11: Pull up your plant's roots.
If the roots are bunched up, try to loosen them with a little wiggle.If the shrub is potted, loosen the roots as gently as possible.You can tease them with your fingers until they separate and no longer match the shape of the pot that constrained them.As this helps preserve the roots, try to keep as much of the original soil as possible.
Step 12: Water the ground well by filling the soil.
It's a good idea to avoid treading down the soil surface.A light massage on your hands will suffice.If you didn't dig a slow releasefertilizer earlier, now is the time to do it.You can lightly rake the pellets into the soil.Don't go too deep or you'll damage the roots.
Step 13: Add mulch.
Apply a mulch of about 2 or 3 inches of compost, leaf mold or well-rotted manure to the surface of the soil.All of the ground below your shrub should be covered by the mulch.The mulch will help keep the soil moist.
Step 14: Wait until your shrubs are established to water them.
Shrubs should be watered until they are established, which can take a few months.Lack of water is the most common reason for plants to fail.Even in cool temperatures the wind is very drying.
Step 15: You should reduce the amount of water you give your plant.
Because shrubs last for many years, they tend to establish enough root structure that they don't need as much water as plants such as annual bedding flowers.After they are established, shrubs only need to be watered in the driest periods.
Step 16: Put your mulch top up.
It is a good idea to top up the mulch every year in order to keep the soil moist.Remove any leftover mulch from the previous year.Apply a fresh layer of mulch after removing weeds.