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Tough love for old lilacs, pp. 1-4
Prune where?! Sounds raunchy! Pg. 3
Lilac borer, we saw you! Pp. 4-5
Arresting trees' decline, pg. 6
How to remove a shrub, pg 7
When lilac = spirea = forsythia, pg. 7
Low-light lilac replacements, pg. 8
Shedding light on shredding, pp. 8-9
Wahoo: Joy in beating invasives, pg. 10
Hardy bulbs in, cannas out, pg. 11
Collar a branch, throttle a starling, pg. 12
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Acer, maple
Acer platanoides, Norway maple
invasive plant Pg 11, 12
birds, starlings Pg 12
Buddleia davidii, butterfly bush
invasive in some regions Pg 10
bulbs, planting bulbs Pg
11
Left: In this issue, advice
for planting bulbs:
...we have hundreds of bulbs waiting
to go into the ground, all crying, 'Set us free to root into the
moist fall soil!'
In most cases we plant big bulbs with
a spade, 3 and 4 at a time into holes 6" x 6" x 10" deep. Often, we
move the covering perennials right out of the way, plant the bulbs,
then re-plant the perennials.
We add fertilizer only if a soil test
or our own assessment of plant growth in the area tells us we have
a deficit. If it's needed we mix in a slow release organic material
as we backfill the planting hole.
We set bulbs about 10" deep --
just deeper than the spade blade, so we won't damage the bulbs in
future years as we work in the bed.
buying plants, See Obtaining plants (below)
Canna storage Pg 11
Cornus, dogwood
Cornus alba, redtwig dogwood
Cornus sericea, yellowtwig dogwood
Cornus stolonifera, redosier dogwood
rejuvenating shrub dogwoods Pg 7
Dahlia storage Pg 11
ecological gardening
repeating past mistakes Pg 12
See also Invasive plants (below)
See also Native plants (below)
Euonymus
Euonymus alatus, burning bush
invasive plant Pg 10
Euonymus atropurpureus, Eastern wahoo (pictured
below) Pg 10
Euonymus fortunei
hedge plant Pg 8
Fagus, beech trees as hedge Pg 8
Forsythia rejuvenation Pg 7
gardener's health and safety
using car or truck to pull out shrubs Pg 7
hedge of shade tolerant shrubs Pg 8
Hippeastrum, amaryllis storage Pg 11
invasive plants and alternatives Pg 1, 10, 12
Acer platanoides, Norway maple Pg 11, 12
Buddleia davidii, butterfly bush Pg 10
Euonymus alatus, burning bush Pg 10
Pyrus calleryana, callery pear Pg 10
Tamarix ramosissima, saltcedar Pg 10
light
increasing the amount of light that reaches plants Pg 3
Ligustrum, privet
rejuvenation Pg 7
Mahonia, grapeholly hedge Pg 8
mulch from fall leaves Pg 8-9
native plants
choose as alternative to invasive species Pg 10-11, 12
USDA database of native plants Pg 1
Right: Native plants are
celebrated and featured in this issue. Eastern Wahoo
(Euonymus atropurpureus) is a great alternative to its
cousin the non-native burning bush... and with a name like wahoo
don't you think you simply must have it in a garden,
anyway?!
obtaining plants
mail order nurseries
Klyn Nursery, OH Pg 10
Forestfarm, OR Pg 10
perennials
perennials can impede shrubs' growth Pg 3
perennials can be shredded as mulch Pg 9
pests
a pest for every plant Pg 7
wood boring insects
lilac borer Pg 2, 4-5
planting bulbs Pg 11
problems
decline in trees, shrubs Pg 6
problem diagnosis relies on gardener's fallible memory Pg
6
propagation
cuttings from shrubs Pg 4
pruning
as pest control Pg 2, 4-5
branch bark collar Pg 12
drop crotch pruning method Pg 3
pruning to keep a shrub or tree small Pg 3
suckers not all bad Pg 1
Pyrus, pear
Pyrus calleryana, callery pear
invasive in some regions Pg 10
saltcedar, See Tamarix (below)
shrubs
cars as shrub-removal tools Pg 7
rejuvenation pruning of shrubs Pg 2
removal, how to remove an established shrub Pg 7
shade tolerant shrubs for hedges Pg 8
shrubs overgrown by perennial garden Pg 2-3
Spiraea, spirea rejuvenation Pg 7
Syringa, lilac
grow lilac from cuttings Pg 4
lilac pests Pg 4-5
rejuvenating a lilac Pg 1-5
Tamarix ramosissima, saltcedar
invasive in some regions Pg 10
Taxus, yew hedge Pg 8
tools
car or truck as shrub removal tool Pg 7
leaf shredder Pg 8-9
shovel, uses Pg 7
spade, uses Pg 7
trees
branch bark collar Pg 12
rejuvenating from declining health Pg 6
Viburnum
rejuvenation Pg 7
Viburnum rhytidophylloides, leatherleaf
Viburnum
hedge Pg 8
wahoo, See Euonymus (above)
wildlife
mongoose Pg 12
possum Pg 12
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