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- Acer palmatum ‘Shaina,’ an ultradwarf maple. The foliage stays this color all year until the leaves fall.
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- Brunnera and Penstemon ‘Husker Red.’ The variegated brunneras have lovely foliage, but the species has the best flowers.
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- Weeping Siberian pea tree. Soon it will have small yellow flowers all along the branches.
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- At upper right, a dark heuchera. In the center, a spring wildflower, shooting stars. And at upper right, the blooms of Virginia Bluebells.
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- These two dark heucheras (coral bells) look great from a distance, but up close they are just different enough that they probably shouldn’t have been put side by side.
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- Front border
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- Thuja ‘Teddy Bear’
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- Daphne ‘Carol Mackie,’ nestled in creeping Charlie and dandelions (sigh)
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- Polygonatum variegatum – Variegated Solomon’s Seal
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- I’ve forgotten what these are. Will update the caption if someone can ID it.
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Hey There Marcia,
Thanks for your thoughts, I have a pink flowering Hawthorn planted in my lawn around 10 years ago. Looking quite poorly this year – no flowers and poor foliage. Live in N Ireland – had mild winter, dry april and may and rain ever since !
Any ideas what the problem could be and possible solutions? I cant dig any compost in round the roots as its planted in the middle of my lawn !
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Sorry it has taken me so long to reply. The first thing to do is check the tree for pests. It may need to have a spray of insecticide or fungicide. It’s also possible to inject fertilizer into the root area of the tree, if that’s what’s needed. The best thing would be to consult a tree service, though.