by PCMG Admin | Jul 4, 2023 | Annuals & Perennials, FAQ
How can I rejuvenate my Begonias? Begonias are great during the cooler weather of spring or autumn but they tend to pout during the heat of the summer. You can use them as spring annuals or if you want to keep them until the cooler weather of autumn occurs, give them...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 4, 2023 | Annuals & Perennials
Apply a light application of fertilizer to established pansy and viola (Johnny Jump-up) plantings. Use one-half pound of ammonium sulfate per 100 square feet of bed area. Repeat the application every 4 to 6 weeks, depending on rainfall. Dried blood meal or cottonseed...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 4, 2023 | FAQ, Shrubs
Grayleaf cotoneaster – Cotoneaster glaucophylla is a sprawling three or four foot, semi-evergreen shrub (depending on the winter temperatures) with dusty gray-green foliage and orange fruit that does well in Parker County. It is heat-tolerant and can tolerate sun to...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 4, 2023 | FAQ, Shrubs
Known as Japanese boxwood, this is a compact evergreen shrub with lighter green leaves. The resistance to heat, alkaline soils as well as diseases and insects justifies their popularity. In extremely cold winters, boxwoods may suffer leaf burn but will recover...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 4, 2023 | Shrubs
(Gulf Stream nandinas were) originally propagated only by division. Tissue culture techniques, the propagation procedure where plants are grown aseptically in test tubes, was perfected, and almost overnight the dwarfs went from interesting novelties to landscape...
