Winter Damage on Landscape Plants

Winter Damage on Landscape Plants

At Rutgers Landscape & Nursery we often hear concerns from customers about the condition of their plants and the effects that winter can have on them.

Visit our website to learn how to

"Cope with Winter Damage" by clicking the link below.

http://www.rutgersln.com/winter_damage.asp

Shown below are various signs of winter damage.

Effects of blight & browning can be caused by warm temperatures in February and March that stimulate buds, flowers or shoots into growth too early.

Subsequent cold weather kills young buds and tender new growth.

Effects of Juniper dieback. Caused by exposure to cold,

dry winter winds and often salt damage.

Effects of leaf scorch. Can occur on broadleafed evergreens such as:

- Azaleas

- Rhododendrons

- Skip Laurels

- Mountain Laurels

- Hollies

- Boxwood

- Magnolia

- Aucuba

Effects of winter sun and wind exposure on evergreens.

Can occur on white pines, arborvitaes, junipers, cypress.

Effects of winter burn on tips of boxwood.

Notice the undamaged interior leaves.

Visit our website for further information on Coping with Winter Damage and Trees

http://www.rutgersln.com/

Vintage

Houseplant

Tips

We've collected some vintage houseplant tips  using every day items to help solve any houseplant problem you may have!

• Arm & Hammer Baking Soda neutralizes the acidity of potting soil. Water your soil once a week with four tablespoons of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda and one quart water.
  
  
  
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  Adding Epsom Salt to flowering houseplants will enrich the color of the flower and aids in disease resistance. For every foot of a houseplant use one teaspoon of Epsom Salt.
  
  
  
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  To remove Mealy Bugs from your houseplants, dab a Q-tip into a mixture of equal parts of White Vinegar and water, then move it over the mealy bug for easy removal.
  
  
  
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  Try this for a homemade insecticidal soap. Take one drop of Ivory dish soap in a trigger spray bottle and fill the rest with water. Shake well and mist on the leaves and soil of your houseplants.
  
  
  
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  Jell-O works well to help absorb water in your houseplant soil. Use a few teaspoons of powdered Jell-O into your soil. Put this soil towards the bottom of your pot, then replant your houseplant.
  
  
  
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  Lipton Tea Bags. Put a few new or used ones around the top of your houseplant soil. Every time you water your plants, the decaying tea leaves will provide nutrients into the soil.
  
  
  
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  Coffee grinds are another great fertilizer for your houseplant soil. Used coffee grinds mixed in your soil provides nutrients as well and the smell of them will help to repel cats digging in your plants as well.
  
  
  

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"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."    Lou Haltz

One of the greatest joys of gardening is watching the wildlife that is attracted to the plants and flowers we put in our gardens.

Whether it's for your own personal enjoyment or for the birds that are visiting your yard we have listed some favorite plants that would be perfect selections suitable for whatever the situation may be.

 Viburnum

  Cotoneaster

  Winterberry Holly

 Trumpet Vine

   Flowering Crab Apples

 Junipers

 Weigela

  Rugosa Roses

  Ornamental Grasses

 Dogwoods

 Winter King Hawthorn

Whether your watching from the warmth of your home or hiking through the woods, winter can be a wonderful time for bird watching.

Are you a bird watcher?  If so, share your passion with us. Tell us what kind of birds have visited your gardens.