Pruning 20+ year-old blueberry plants
Shawntiah Jones
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Why NOT to let your 1 year old blueberry plant bare fruit.
Comments (1)One of many reasons not to:)...See MoreApproach for renovating/tweaking 20 year old foundation
Comments (6)I don't think the first photo looks too bad either, but the planting seems haphazard and leans toward smothering. It's confirmed by the aerial view that shows the depth of the bed. There it looks like the house is smothered up with a green, tumorous mass. Unless plants happen to be planted in the right position, it's seldom the case that they are worth saving. Sometimes smaller plants can be relocated but usually It's much easier to start over with new ones in the right place. I see only a single plant that interests me in that regard. It is the large deciduous shrub between the 2nd and 3rd window from the right corner of the house ... that is, if with different pruning practices it could be made into a larger tree. Since I don't know what it is, I can't know if there's any hope of that. I'm a believer in using plants with buildings as if one is architecturally adding on to the structure, but instead of with lumber, masonry & glass, with plants. It's my preference that the closer to architecture plants come, the more refined and cultured they should be. This is in direct opposition to the currently popular idea that plants are to be arranged in ways that replicate or are inspired by nature. To me, plants are just another building material and in general, I respect how man refines and uses materials. That said, plants themselves are natural objects so they do a nice job of making the transition from architectural to natural. The scheme I use is to coordinate shrubs with windows. In this case, from the perspective of the photo, the house looks a bit smothered with this technique, because there are so many windows. (I should have drawn it with a slightly smaller shrub, but not going back now.) In real life these would not get close to the walking space so would not have the same "pushy" feel to one using the walk. Instead, it would be an apron of low groundcover that guides the walk. Other than that there are small trees flanking the house, perennial masses at the building corners and color at the entrance. There could be an "accent" plant between the two rightmost windows and a taller bed of groundcover surrounding the tree that was made from an existing shrub....See MoreWhat kind of plant is this? It’s nearly 20’ tall and 70 years old.
Comments (6)You could also ask on the Name that Plant forum here on the Garden Web side of Houzz. There are some real plant experts there. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/name-that-plant-dsbr0-bd~t_29966...See MoreJust pruned year old plants.
Comments (1)Personally, I water mine normally. I just make sure not to get water on the branching, just in the pot. As far as sun, I'm not sure. I keep mine on my patio so they never get blaring sun....See Moresautesmom Sacramento
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