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Renck's Summer Landscape Tips  Mulching plants will help conserve water and cuts down on weed maintenance. After last year’s drought we all know the importance of water to our plant’s health. To help retain moisture in the soil during the dry summer, maintain mulch to a depth of 3 inches. Mulch will also add organic matter to the soil and help condition clay soils over years. The decomposed mulch will help aerated and add nutrients to the soil. All plants need one inch of water per week. Test the soil by digging down 6 inches, if the soil is dry its time to water again. An application of aluminum sulfate on blue hydrangea will help maintain “blue” color. Treflan, weed seed kill treatment, can be applied to mulched beds to cut down on weed germination. Encourage new growth and continued flowering on annuals and perennials by deadheading. Deadheading is a term referring to removing the spent flowers from the plant. Fertilize perennials three times per year with a surface fertilizer. Apply one application in early spring, second in June and final application in summer. Annuals and flowering baskets should be fertilizer every 7 to 10 days with a water soluble plant food. Fertilome Blooming and Rooting plant food analysis is 9-59-8. The “59” is phosphate which promotes blooms. What is your fertilizer’s analysis? New Drift Groundcover Roses for Small Gardens 
The rose revolution has continued to march on with the introduction of the new Drift Groundcover Roses. The Knock Out series has a reputation for being the best garden rose available. Now the new Drift Groundcover is available to continue rose excellence. The series are compact roses suited for container gardens, small garden areas and even hanging baskets. The short height of 1 to 1-1/2’ with a 3’ spread makes them an outstanding addition to perennial gardens. When planted en masse across a large area the rose creates the “drift” of color! Drift range from colors of white, pink, coral, peach and red. These everblooming roses are winter hardy in our zone 5 area. Drift roses are disease resident naturally to rust, mildew, Japanese beetles and black spot! What more could you ask for in a rose? Add Renck's To Your Favorites: |
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