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Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 16:41
| Hi there. Newbie question: I planted a couple of lilac bushes in the spring, and they're doing very nicely. I was wondering if anything is required to prepare them for winter, such as is required for rose bushes. Thanks. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 18:28
| absolutely Nothing is necessary ... insure a good deep watering.. late in the season ... and you should be bullet proof ... ken PS: you could probably dig them up and leave them on the driveway all winter.. and they will live.. lol ... |
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- Posted by newhomeowner-2009 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 20:47
| Heh. That's what I was told. I had planted two rose bushes a couple of years ago and only one is still alive. A professional landscaper told me to go with lilacs -- that they're hardy and disease resistant. |
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- Posted by newhomeowner-2009 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 23:13
| Actually it was one of three, not one of two. But the lilacs that I planted this spring are beauts, despite the dry weather we've been having. |
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| Don't add fertilizer now as it will cause new growth that may not harden before cold weather. |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 10:56
| Is it in a bed or surrounded by lawn? If in a bed, a cover (for the ground, not the shrub) of mowed leaves mixed with a little grass would be great. Just leaves if the grass has already given up is fine also. Does your mower have a bag? If not, unshredded is fine but it's just harder to get them to stay in place. After the kids jump in a pile for a while, that can help shred and smash them flatter, then rake them over to the bed. Hopefully you have one or the other "tool!" |
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