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Individual Shrubs: Grass, growing in the shade of trees and individual shrubs, has to compete with them for food as well as moisture. Relieve the pressure of this competition by providing for the needs of the trees and individual shrubs as •well as the grass. Fertilize the lawn regularly and also the trees and individual shrubs. So far as possible, place the fertilizer intended especially for the trees and individual shrubs deep in the soil so that their roots are encouraged to strike downward. This may be done by using the method described below. Fertilizer intended primarily for the grass is applied at the surface.
individual shrubs ARE commonly grouped either with other individual shrubs or with herbaceous plants and annuals, but some kinds look their best planted as isolated specimens and some can be trained against walls. Magnolia stellata is an excellent example of the former type and pyracantha, Japanese quince (Chaenomelesjaponica), and ceanothus all do well against walls, where their stiff branches may provide support for genuine climbers, such as the less rampant varieties of clematis. Most individual shrubs take several years to attain their full size. In the meantime, temporary plants, such as dahlias, annuals and herbaceous perennials, can be used to fill the space until the individual shrubs require it all.
Evergreen individual shrubs are clothed in leaves throughout the year, with old leaves continually falling off and new ones being formed. Once established, these individual shrubs need no more pruning than cutting out weak, diseased and straggly shoots in spring. Never prune evergreen individual shrubs in winter, as any young shoots that subsequently develop could be blackened and damaged. |
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