GARDEN TIPS

HOW TO PLANT TREES AND SHRUBS

1. Plan
Select trees that grow well in your climate and soil type. Be sure to consider the plant’s hardiness zone. Each species has a different tolerance for late spring and early fall frosts, flooding, and drought.
2. Prepare
Container-grown trees and shrubs can be planted anytime from spring till fall, as long as the ground is thawed.
Keep trees and shrubs protected during transport. Leave them in a shaded, wind-protected area and keep root area evenly moist until planting.
3. Plant
Follow the instructions for how to handle various plant containers and
keep in mind these tips:
• Dig a hole 50% larger (by volume) than the width of the root ball but no deeper than the height of the root ball.
• Loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole and fill it one-third full with good quality soil.
• Place the tree in the hole.
• Incorporate the nursery’s recommended fertilizer into the soil you’ll use to fill the planting hole.
• Fill the hole two-thirds full with the soil-fertilizer mix, making sure you press firmly without compacting around the root ball.
• Water to settle the soil.
• Finish filling the hole with the rest of the soil. Finished level of the plant should be the same as it was grown, or up to 3”(8cm) higher.

HOW TO HANDLE DIFFERENT PLANT CONTAINERS

Balled and Burlap
Many trees have the root ball wrapped in burlap and secured with string/rope. Larger sizes have the ball contained in a wire basket. They must be planted just the way they are, burlap, rope and wire basket too. Fill around the ball with a Taylor Nursery triple mix to two-thirds full and water thoroughly. THEN untie all string/rope from the trunk or stem. Fold back the burlap and rope and tuck down out of sight. If there is a wire basket, fold back the loops and push down, leaving the wire basket on. Fill the hole with the rest of the triple mix.

Plastic Pots
Water thoroughly, before removing the plastic pot. Lightly roll the pot on the ground to loosen the sides. If that does not work make two cuts the length of the pot on opposite sides and gently pull away. Use your fingers or a knife to gentle loosen and spread exposed roots that appear crowded. To free the very matted or circling roots, make several vertical cuts ½ inch deep through the root mass.

Fibre Pots
We cannot over stress the importance of leaving the pot ON!! These pots are made of paper and will rot away in the soil, and are readily penetrated by healthy plant roots. Break off the pot rim down to the soil level. Make three cuts halfway up from the bottom. DO NOT remove the bottom of the pot. Fill in around the pot with Taylor Nursery triple mix.

4. Water
Each plant has specific watering requirements so water them according to what is suggested.
Plants grown in plastic pots tend to dry out more quickly therefore, more frequent watering may be necessary to avoid plant wilt. It takes several weeks for roots to extend beyond the original soil ball, so be sure to check this area as it often dries out faster than surrounding garden soil. Deep watering encourages a deep root system and your plant will become more drought tolerant.

5. Mulch
Mulches help to retain moisture and retard weed growth. Mulch also keeps roots cool in the summer and insulated in the winter. Maintenance is easier and your plants will thrive.

6. Fertilize
Use fertilizers for tree and shrubs in spring through mid-season as recommended and as per manufacturer’s guidelines. Fertilizers help trees grow and withstand drought, disease, and insects.

7. Stake
Staking trees more than 1 meter tall is recommended the first year in order to prevent breakageand uprooting due to strong wind or heavy snowfall.

8. Winter protection
Trees or shrubs planted in areas with little snow accumulation or at the edge of their hardiness zone may need good winter protection. Ask for details at the Nursery.

HOW TO PLANT …PERENNIALS AND ANNUALS

These are usually grown in beds where 3” to 6” of Taylor Nursery triple mix is spread over the surface and worked into the soil to a depth of 3” to 12”. A good general purpose flowering fertilizer can be added at this time. Thorough bed preparation is important for healthy perennials since they will be growing in that same location for many years to come. If a specimen is being planting or being added to an existing bed, then prepare the planting hole as you would for planting trees or shrubs.

Special Care for Special Plants
• Roses may be in fiber or plastic pots. Most roses are grafted onto a different root stock. For reasons of hardiness, the grafted area (which will be the swollen area where the stems originate) must be planted 2” below the soil.
• Rhododendrons, Azaleas or other Broadleafed Evergreens --increase the amount of peat moss used by 50%.
• Cherries demand excellent fast drainage. DO NOT plant in wet areas. DO NOT over water.
 

GARDEN TIPS

HOW TO PLANT TREES AND SHRUBS

1. Plan
Select trees that grow well in your climate and soil type. Be sure to consider the plant’s hardiness zone. Each species has a different tolerance for late spring and early fall frosts, flooding, and drought.
2. Prepare
Container-grown trees and shrubs can be planted anytime from spring till fall, as long as the ground is thawed.
Keep trees and shrubs protected during transport. Leave them in a shaded, wind-protected area and keep root area evenly moist until planting.
3. Plant
Follow the instructions for how to handle various plant containers and
keep in mind these tips:
• Dig a hole 50% larger (by volume) than the width of the root ball but no deeper than the height of the root ball.
• Loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole and fill it one-third full with good quality soil.
• Place the tree in the hole.
• Incorporate the nursery’s recommended fertilizer into the soil you’ll use to fill the planting hole.
• Fill the hole two-thirds full with the soil-fertilizer mix, making sure you press firmly without compacting around the root ball.
• Water to settle the soil.
• Finish filling the hole with the rest of the soil. Finished level of the plant should be the same as it was grown, or up to 3”(8cm) higher.

HOW TO HANDLE DIFFERENT PLANT CONTAINERS

Balled and Burlap
Many trees have the root ball wrapped in burlap and secured with string/rope. Larger sizes have the ball contained in a wire basket. They must be planted just the way they are, burlap, rope and wire basket too. Fill around the ball with a Taylor Nursery triple mix to two-thirds full and water thoroughly. THEN untie all string/rope from the trunk or stem. Fold back the burlap and rope and tuck down out of sight. If there is a wire basket, fold back the loops and push down, leaving the wire basket on. Fill the hole with the rest of the triple mix.

Plastic Pots
Water thoroughly, before removing the plastic pot. Lightly roll the pot on the ground to loosen the sides. If that does not work make two cuts the length of the pot on opposite sides and gently pull away. Use your fingers or a knife to gentle loosen and spread exposed roots that appear crowded. To free the very matted or circling roots, make several vertical cuts ½ inch deep through the root mass.

Fibre Pots
We cannot over stress the importance of leaving the pot ON!! These pots are made of paper and will rot away in the soil, and are readily penetrated by healthy plant roots. Break off the pot rim down to the soil level. Make three cuts halfway up from the bottom. DO NOT remove the bottom of the pot. Fill in around the pot with Taylor Nursery triple mix.

4. Water
Each plant has specific watering requirements so water them according to what is suggested.
Plants grown in plastic pots tend to dry out more quickly therefore, more frequent watering may be necessary to avoid plant wilt. It takes several weeks for roots to extend beyond the original soil ball, so be sure to check this area as it often dries out faster than surrounding garden soil. Deep watering encourages a deep root system and your plant will become more drought tolerant.

5. Mulch
Mulches help to retain moisture and retard weed growth. Mulch also keeps roots cool in the summer and insulated in the winter. Maintenance is easier and your plants will thrive.

6. Fertilize
Use fertilizers for tree and shrubs in spring through mid-season as recommended and as per manufacturer’s guidelines. Fertilizers help trees grow and withstand drought, disease, and insects.

7. Stake
Staking trees more than 1 meter tall is recommended the first year in order to prevent breakageand uprooting due to strong wind or heavy snowfall.

8. Winter protection
Trees or shrubs planted in areas with little snow accumulation or at the edge of their hardiness zone may need good winter protection. Ask for details at the Nursery.

HOW TO PLANT …PERENNIALS AND ANNUALS

These are usually grown in beds where 3” to 6” of Taylor Nursery triple mix is spread over the surface and worked into the soil to a depth of 3” to 12”. A good general purpose flowering fertilizer can be added at this time. Thorough bed preparation is important for healthy perennials since they will be growing in that same location for many years to come. If a specimen is being planting or being added to an existing bed, then prepare the planting hole as you would for planting trees or shrubs.

Special Care for Special Plants
• Roses may be in fiber or plastic pots. Most roses are grafted onto a different root stock. For reasons of hardiness, the grafted area (which will be the swollen area where the stems originate) must be planted 2” below the soil.
• Rhododendrons, Azaleas or other Broadleafed Evergreens --increase the amount of peat moss used by 50%.
• Cherries demand excellent fast drainage. DO NOT plant in wet areas. DO NOT over water.