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How To Grow Anything: Make Your Trees & Shrubs Thrive

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At a Glance:

In-depth Instruction; over 363 mins
On-demand video access anytime
Bonus downloadable PDF resources
Access to class Q&A

Item: W01546E

Description

Description

Join horticulturist, certified arborist and nationally syndicated garden-show host Melinda Myers and learn how to make trees and shrubs an integral and manageable part of outdoor spaces you’ll love. Taking you through a variety of different landscapes, climates and seasons, Melinda will reveal effective — and practical — gardening techniques and strategies for purchasing, planting and caring for trees and shrubs. Learn about the many trees and shrubs that make great fits for landscapes with different climates, soil types and size constraints. Then, get insider tips and techniques for growing and maintaining your trees and shrubs, and find out how to enhance their ornamental appeal with pruning methods that create tunnels or help plantings grow flat against walls and fences. Branch into new gardening skills today to grow stunning trees and shrubs — and save money in the long run!

Class Sessions

A Framework for Your Landscape

A Framework for Your Landscape

29:56

Explore the many possibilities for framing your landscape with trees and shrubs. Get ideas for landscapes of different sizes, and discover the importance of considering everything from flowers and fruit to texture and mature size, when choosing trees and shrubs for your unique patch of land.

Form & Function in the Landscape

Form & Function in the Landscape

29:46

When used in the right way, trees and shrubs can perform a variety of helpful functions. Learn how to tap into the power of this living framework to conserve energy, manage storm water, reduce pollution, create privacy and mark your property lines -- all while providing a rich, visually interesting landscape.

Trees & Shrubs for Challenging Conditions

Trees & Shrubs for Challenging Conditions

32:25

If you don't live under ideal growing conditions, don't worry. Here, Melinda shows you how to adapt your trees and shrubs to compensate for challenging conditions. First, explore the types of shade and learn ideal plantings for each. Then, see how to recognize and deal with both flooding challenges and drought challenges.

Shopping for the Best Trees & Shrubs

Shopping for the Best Trees & Shrubs

27:09

Once you've got an idea for your landscape, it's time to shop! Where are the best places to buy trees and shrubs? How do you spot a healthy and structurally sound tree? How should you care for your new purchases until it's planting time? Get all the answers here.

Planting Your Trees & Shrubs

Planting Your Trees & Shrubs

28:46

Just as important as choosing the right tree or shrub is planting it correctly. Here, Melinda takes you step by step through the planting process. Learn how to dig the best holes, whether or not to stake your trees, when to fertilize (the answer may surprise you), proper watering methods and more.

Spring & Summer Care of Trees & Shrubs

Spring & Summer Care of Trees & Shrubs

34:30

Find out how to maintain the health of your plantings in spring and summer. First, explore the science behind water's impact on new plantings and discover ways to water more effectively. Then, get insider tips on mulching techniques that can protect trunks and stems. Finally, learn how to properly transplant trees or shrubs that have outgrown their space.

Fall & Winter Care of Trees & Shrubs

Fall & Winter Care of Trees & Shrubs

29:27

Using evergreens, new plantings and borderline hardy plants, explore how to manage leaves with less stress; how to use mulch, cloth and more to insulate plantings for winter; how to make repellents to protect plants from animals; and how to mitigate the effects of salt damage.

Pruning Old & Young Trees

Pruning Old & Young Trees

32:01

Pruning is an important part of keeping young trees beautiful and healthy. Discover the best ways to complete this essential (and often overlooked) gardening task. By the end of this lecture, you will know the tools, timing, techniques and tips for effective tree pruning all year long.

Pruning Shrubs

28:37

Explore the art of pruning shrubs for stunning results. Watch Melinda demonstrate in the field and the studio, as you learn the best times to prune different types of shrubs; different pruning methods, including thinning cuts and rejuvenation pruning; why shearing isn't always the best option for shrubs; and get answers to commonly asked pruning questions.

When Trees & Shrubs Fail to Thrive

When Trees & Shrubs Fail to Thrive

29:25

What happens when your trees and shrubs fail to flourish? Welcome to the world of plant diagnostics. Melinda shows you how to diagnose common growth problems with popular types of plants. Along the way, you'll learn how to spot symptoms for everything from blight and dieback to chlorosis and invasive pests.

Restoring a Landscape to Health

Restoring a Landscape to Health

27:57

Learn how to implement a recovery plan to bring your landscape back to health from various threats. Find out if the problem is actually worth treating, and what kinds of insect traps you should use or avoid. See how adjusting the surrounding environment can help, and why black walnut trees are often such a big problem.

Expanding Your Landscape's Framework

Expanding Your Landscape's Framework

32:42

Finally, explore fun (and challenging) ways to enhance the ornamental appeal and space efficiency of trees and shrubs. Learn pruning methods that create tunnels or allow plantings to grow flat against walls or fences. Plus, get tips for shearing plants into interesting shapes and for growing trees and shrubs in containers, or from cuttings and seeds.

Your Instructor

Melinda Myers - Instructor

Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience. She has authored more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening (Can't Miss series) and Birds & Blooms' Ultimate Gardening Guide, and she is a columnist for Birds & Blooms magazine. She has also hosted The Plant Doctor radio program, seven seasons of Great Lakes Gardener on PBS and the nationally syndicated YardWorks.

Melinda Myers - Instructor

Bonus Material

Make Your Trees and Shrubs Thrive - Course Guidebook

Metric Conversion Guide

Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.

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