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...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 3, 2023 | FAQ, Shrubs
Loropetalum (Chinese fringe flower) Loropetalum chinense ‘Rubrum’ is a quality plant for Parker County. It can take sun or partial shade and can grow six to eight feet in height and three to four feet in width. You will see why it is called the Chinese fringe flower...
