Care Guides

Dwarf Burford holly, Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’, is a compact evergreen holly with glossy foliage and persistent red berries. It is useful as a foundation shrub, hedge, specimen, or compact screen. Quick Care Guide Light: Full sun to partial shadeSoil: Well-drained, acidic to neutral soilWater: ModerateFertilizer: Light annual feedingPruning: Late winter or as neededBest Use: Foundation, hedge, specimenCold Hardiness: Well suited to East Texas Overview Dwarf Burford is a smaller…
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Pittosporum tobira is an evergreen shrub with glossy foliage and a dense, rounded growth habit. It is useful for foundation plantings, hedges, borders, and specimen plantings. Quick Care Guide Light: Full sun to partial shadeSoil: Well-drained soilWater: Moderate; drought tolerant once establishedFertilizer: Light annual feedingPruning: Shape as neededBest Use: Foundation shrubs, borders, containers, hedgesCold Hardiness: Generally suited to East Texas Overview Japanese pittosporum is an evergreen shrub capable of becoming…
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Drift roses are compact landscape roses developed primarily for groundcover use. They are useful for borders, mass plantings, slopes, containers, and small landscape areas where a conventional large rose would become oversized. Gen1 Greenhouse offers pink and white Drift roses. Quick Care Guide Light: Full sunSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilWater: Regularly while establishingFertilizer: Regular rose fertilizer during active growthPruning: Late winter or early spring and light shaping afterwardBest Use: Borders, groundcover,…
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