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Roses are classified by their hardiness into two groups, Hardy
Shrub Roses and Tender Tea Roses.
- Shrub roses are easier to grow because they do not need special protection in the winter.
- Tender roses need special protection and more watering.
- Roses should be planted in a location that receives at least six hours of sunlight.
- Add peat moss or well-rotted manure to heavy clay or sandy soils because roses will not tolerate wet soils.
- Container grown roses may be planted at any time.
- Dig the hole at least 45cm or 18” deep, make a mound of soil at the bottom of the hole, remove rose from pot, spread out the roots and position the plant so that the graft is 10cm to 12 cm or 4”to 6” in the ground.
- If your garden soil is heavy clay, fill soil should be one part peat moss, one part coarse sand and one part garden soil. One cup of bone meal may be added to the soil mix. A good potting mix works well also.
- They should be planted 60 to 70 cm or 2 to 2.3ft apart.
- Roses need an average of 2.5cm or 1” of moisture per week (a 25L or 5 gal pail per plant is equivalent to 2.5 cm or 1”) of rain.
- Roses should always be watered in the morning and at ground level.
- Roses are heavy feeders; if the leaves are not shiny and dark green you are not fertilizing enough. Use Miracle-Gro Rose Food 18-24-16 or 15-30-15 at one tablespoon per gallon of water. Should be fertilized every ten days until the middle of August.
- Plant roses where there is a lot of air movement for the prevention of Powdery Mildew and Black Spot. Both these diseases are caused by high humidity; it can be treated with a fungicide. Aphids can be a major problem. Look for them on the flower buds, and use an insecticide for control.
- Deadhead old flowers to have continued bloom.
- Tea roses need to be protected for the winter by covering with soil or other insulating material.
- Apple trees need cross pollination to produce fruit. Two different apple trees that bloom at the same time within a city block are needed. They can be ornamental or a fruit variety.
- Apricots require two different apricot varieties or a Nanking Cherry shrub within a city block.
- Blueberries require acidic, peaty moist soil. They do not grow in heavy clay or sandy soils.
- Pears require two different pear varieties within a city block.
- Saskatoons, Currents, Gooseberries and Evans Cherry are self-pollinating.
- Nanking Cherry needs a pollinator; it will cross-pollinate with Chokecherry, Pin Cherry, Sand Cherry or any Plum Variety.
There are 100's of books on trees and shrub but the basic fact is that they add value to your home. A well landscaped lot is more pleasing to live in. It provides a place for children to explore and adults to relax. With small lots, people want more privacy. No one likes to have the neighbour watching you and your family having a barbeque. Having a mix of both trees and shrub in your yard will give you better wind protection. It is claimed that it can reduce your heating cost up to 10 percent.
The first thing, when planning a yard, is to draw your lot marking north, south, east and west, the type of house - marking where the windows, doors, water tap, sidewalks are or going to be. Take notice of where you walk; notice where the mailman walks - if he cut across from one house to another it will effect your lawn. Drive around and look at other yards to see what you like and do not like. Go and check what is available in your local nursery or garden centres; then make a list of the trees and shrubs you like. Seeing a yard you do not like is sometimes really helpful in making decisions.
Landscaping is the plan, Xeriscaping is a form of landscaping to conserve water and is low maintenance. The most effective designs are usually very simple. Remember that a little plant can grow into a large tree or shrub. Mark the spot where you want the tree and measure how much space each plant will need when full size.
The city of Regina has a really good workbook on Xeriscape. It's available at the City Hall.
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- Pruning can be done at almost any time. Trees and shrubs are divided into two groups.
- First group: those that bloom in early spring on old wood; they set their blossoms in late summer ex: Lilacs and Daphne.
- Second Group: those that bloom on the new wood ex: Hydrangea and Golden Elder. These are pruned in late winter or early spring.
- Big trees can be pruned in the fall and early spring before the sap runs. Trees that “bleed” ex: birch and maples are pruned in late summer when the sap has stopped running.
- Lilacs should be pruned directly after they have finished blooming. This way the new growth will have time to set flower buds for next year.
- Conifers are pruned by cutting part of the new growth, ex: Mugo pines in late June.
- Hedges are pruned by cutting part of the new growth.
- Rejuvenating of a shrub is done as a three-year project. You remove one third of the old wood every year for three years.
Contact Info
1 mile west of Lewvan Drive on 13th Ave.
Regina, SK
306.525.1352
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