Blossoming Questions

How and when should I prune my EndlessSummer Hydrangeas?

I NEEDED TO REMOVE TWO LARGE PURPLE-LEAVED BUSHES FROM ALONG THE WALL OF THE SOUTHERN FACING SIDE OF OUR HOME. THEY WERE PLANTED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A LARGE SILVER-LEAVED WHITE POM POM BUSH. THE REMOVED DYING BUSHES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10 ‘ TALL AND 15’ WIDE. I’D LIKE TO REPLACE THEM WITH SOME TYPE OF SHORT EVERGREEN PAIRED WITH SPRING/SUMMER LONG BLOOMERS. I HAVE IRIS, PEONIES, AND HOSTA PLANTED ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE GARDEN. ROSES DO NOT DO WELL FOR ME. THANKS FOR ANY HELP!!

MY NEW REDBUD AND CRIMSON PEAK JAPANESE MAPLE TREES WERE AFFECTED BY FROST TWO WEEKS AGO. ALL THE NEW LEAVES AND BRANCHES WHERE DAMAGED. WHAT SHOULD I DO? WILL BOTH TREES RECOVER? SHOULD I FERTILIZE? IF SO, WHAT IS SAFE TO USE??

I BOUGHT AN ENDLESS SUMMER HYDRANGEA LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR I AM ONLY SEEING NEW GROWTH, THERE ARE ZERO BUDS ON THE OLD BRANCHES AND THEY ARE VERY DRY. IS IT OKAY TO PRUNE THESE DOWN TO THE GROUND?

SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH MY COLLARD, MUSTARD, AND TURNIPS GREENS. THEY START DYING. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

CAN I PRUNE MY ROSES AT ANY TIME? THEY ARE OVER 7 FEET (TALL).

SOMETHING IS KILLING MY LILY BULBS. MY MINIATURE ROSE BUSH LEAVES ARE TURNING BROWN.

I BOUGHT THIS ENDLESS SUMMER LAST WEEK. THE LEAVES TURNED BROWN AND SOFT. I’M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. IS IT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER? LAST FEW DAYS IT SNOWED IN OUR AREA. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO -2 DEGREES AND SPRING SEASON IS ALMOST OVER.

I WOULD LIKE TO RELOCATE A BARBERRY AND A SPIREA SHRUB THIS SEASON. WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO TRANSPLANT THESE PLANTS? I PLANTED THESE SHRUBS LAST SUMMER (2019).

ONLY 1 OF 4 PLANTS BLOOMED LAST SUMMER. THIS SPRING I HAVE GREEN BUDS AT GROUND LEVEL BUT NOT ON LAST YEAR’S WOODY STEMS. THE BUDS ON THE OLD STEMS ARE BROWN AND APPEAR TO BE DEAD. SHOULD I CUT THE OLD STEMS TO THE GROUND? HALFWAY? WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?