You're not alone if you've struggled growing red-tip photinia in your garden. One season this plant looks fine, with its signature red-tipped leaves, and the following year, after pruning, it looks ... Q: I was recently in a nursery looking for a red tip photinia to plant along a fence.
They advised me that they hadn't carried them in years. Is this true? — Willis Dobbs, Atlanta A: It is true that ... Q: I have a photinia (red tips) hedge that has grown so high that it is no longer bushy.
red tip photinia planting, If I cut them back to, say, 6 to 8 feet high (or lower) will they bush out again? Rachel Castle, Hillsborough A ... : I planted a row of red tip photinia between a walkway and the side of my garage to try to grow a formal hedge to break up the mass of the garage wall. In front of the photinia I have a row of ... I have a mixed evergreen border between my front yard and the road.
red tip photinia planting, A combination of red cedar, pine and arborvitae, this hedge is also dotted with photinia. Late April into mid-May, the photinia are ... Howard Garrett / Special Contributor It continues to be said that nothing can be done for photinia leaf spot, rose rosette and oak wilt. I continue to disagree with those doomsday predictions and have ... Raleigh News & Observer: Ask the Gardener: How much can red tips hedge be pruned?
