WE PLAN, YOU PLANT

It depends on when it was planted and the time of year.

In the South, you can plant anytime. Planting in late spring or summer requires daily watering while planting in late winter, early spring, or fall needs less frequent watering.

We like to cut them back in late February or early March. This way spring is just around the corner, and they will start to push out new growth within a few weeks.

The Drake Elm, River Birch, and the Summer Red Maple. If planted, watered, and fertilized properly they can grow 3-6 feet a year.

We love the Green Giant Arborvitae and the Sweet Viburnum. Both are evergreen and fast-growing to help give you privacy quickly and year-round.

Hydrangeas: Prune based on type—late winter or early spring for those that bloom on new wood; after flowering for those that bloom on old wood.

Azaleas: Prune right after they bloom, in late spring or early summer.

Camellias: Prune after blooming, in late winter to early spring.

Proper timing helps ensure healthy growth and a good bloom cycle for these plants.

We do not recommend planting lemon, lime, grapefruit, or orange citrus in your yard. Even though we are in the south it gets too cold here to plant them in the ground. You can plant satsuma and cumquats in the ground without having to worry too much about them.

Chill hours refer to the amount of time fruit trees need to be exposed to cold temperatures, typically between 32°F and 45°F (0°C to 7°C), during their dormant period (fall and winter). This cold exposure is essential for many fruit trees to break dormancy and trigger proper flowering and fruit production in the spring.

Different fruit tree varieties have specific chill hour requirements, and planting a tree in a region where it won't receive enough chill hours can lead to poor fruit development. Common fruits that need chill hours include apples, peaches, plums, and pears. We only carry fruiting trees that have a minimum number of chill hours.

Is caused by a fungus, common in our humid climate. To prevent this, spray them with fungicide once a month during spring and summer.

We recommend fertilizing in the spring to avoid promoting new growth too early, which could freeze. This timing encourages healthy growth for the growing and fruiting season. However, our year-release fertilizer can be applied anytime.

To Make Hydrangeas Blue: Lower the soil pH by adding aluminum sulfate and using acidic mulch.

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To Make Hydrangeas Pink: Raise the soil pH by adding lime and avoiding aluminum.

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Remember not all hydrangeas change colors, only mophead and shade hydrangeas change color with a PH change.

The Rose Society recommends pruning roses back on February 14th, yup Valentine's Day! It’s an easy-to-remember date. But the wonderful thing about roses is you’re able to really prune them back anytime and they just flush out more beautifully after!

Indian Hawthorne, dwarf yaupon holly, boxwoods, pittosporum, dwarf podocarpus, oleander, dwarf procumbens nana, vintage jade distylium, dwarf olive,