Is a redbud bush possible?
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HAVE: mint, honeysuckle bush,redbud tree,white dogwood
Comments (7)Okay, let's try this again...typed a response, then lost it, so hope this isn't a repeat! I would be interested in some of your mint, the fern, and what color is your honeysuckle? Would be interested in that, if some other color than white or yellow. I live in SC, could trade some flower seeds, but none of what's on your list. Please tell what you'd like to do. E-mail is Bowdoin514@aol.com. Thanks! Emma in SC...See MoreNew House - Possible Blueberry bush in my yard
Comments (4)That is not a blueberry bush. I have alot of wild ones, that definately is not blueberry. I have an Indian hawthorne, but mine blooms in spring only. I don't know what that bush is, but don't eat the berries from it, its not blueberry....See MoreIs it possible to move an established forsythia bush?
Comments (3)They are tough plants. You might do better to take cuttings (6-12" long) next spring, stick them in the ground where you want the shrubs to grow, water, and wait. They root readily! If you have a sheltered area to overwinter them, you can try taking cuttings now, putting them in pots and keeping them sheltered over the winter - not so much so that they don't stay dormant, but so the roots aren't frozen hard and killed - in a shed, a garage, buried in the ground or in a mass of leaves should all work. Keep them damp but not soggy, else they will rot. Don't try to keep them indoors, it will be too warm and dry, but a cool greenhouse/cold-frame should work also. You CAN try to move them as well, and probably have good luck, as far as the basic technique for moving affects forsythias. I am not sure when the ground freezes where you are - z5-6 covers a wide area - but if it isn't for another 6 weeks or so, then you can cut them back to where they are handle-able, and try to dig them now, or wait until spring, as soon as the ground can be dug. Since they are old, and are growing under an oak tree, the root system will be pretty massive and hard to dig. Either way, you will loose the blooms for next spring, since you will be cutting them back, but you will either get them moved, or get them out of that spot. Pre-dig the holes for where you want them to go, fairly shallow, but very wide - don't amend the soil, and water and mulch well after re-planting them. Doing both - cuttings and moving - would be insurance that you will still have forsythia in future years....See MoreAnother possible site, but would involve clearing out some old bushes
Comments (1)I think it might be nice to expand this bed, and add some perennials. These shrubs provide a nice backdrop. But they need some "stars" to steal the show!...See MoreBinky PoodinHead
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