Garden Tips | How to Plant a Shrub

Tips for planting a shrub to get it off to a great start.

[@simonejohnson2983]

Thank you for these very simple, but thorough instructions!

[@FinegardeningMag]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OpiumBride]

OMG this is THE best "basic planting" video on yt...ive been searching everywhere because i am a total noob and didnt know what to put in the hole with the plant...now i know you dont have to put any fertilizer or mulch in there lol (see i dont know anything about gardening). So glad i watched this!!

[@FinegardeningMag]

Glad you enjoyed! We have a ton of information on our website too, and in our magazine! See more: www.finegardening.com. : )

[@goodgardeningvideos1941]

Excellent! And box-cutting to new to us, so thanks for the tip.

[@branman6921]

Did you do the box cut?? If so, did it work?

[@MK-ok6xr]

This was extremely thorough and helpful. Well done, and thank you so much!

[@MBihon2000]

Every expert have their own rules of transplanting potted plants. My head is already spinning!

[@denisewhitehead656]

Hello thanks for your information. I have those shrubs do I need too space them apart when I begin too plant them?

[@FinegardeningMag]

That would be best. You'll want to find what their mature size will be and leave that amount of space between them, unless you plan on moving them later on after they begin to crowd (not recommended)!

[@beowolf19751]

Great informative video!

[@SixPackGardening]

Awesome content! Thank you for sharing

[@eviola999]

Very helpful! Thank you for posting this. I know what I need to do now. :-)

[@POLSKAdoBOJU]

Great video! I always thought the hole should be deeper and filled with good soil underneath.

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

yes, I agree

[@moo1388]

Do not Box cut he was doing it right the 1st time. only tease the roots loose Starting from the bottom and loosening anything that's going round in round in circles do not cut from top to bottom through your entire route ball you might need those routes in fact you do

[@tispaccun2]

Ive been skipping step 2. Thats why I'm here

[@narendranadreddychintalapu2916]

Good job

[@bellarose8511]

how far from a structure should you plant a shrub?

[@juliemoll8711]

oops! I think I goofed and didn't mess up the roots enough- I was afraid I would hurt it. Will my boxwood still grow? :(

[@bentremy]

Should be fine. If boxwoods can take root in these dense Texas clay soils they should be able to grow anywhere.

[@juliemoll8711]

@@bentremy Thanks!! :D

[@cliffdariff74]

So never any amended soil?

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

different strokes for different folks

[@berengereful]

Aren’t you supposed to put sand ?

[@SpotBentley]

No fertilizer, compost, or anything else at planting time???

[@BlahBlahManYeah]

My guess, idea to encourage roots to develop more aggressively into soil in seek of nutrients which in long run will lets plant be more resilient. With nutrients readily available around the crown right after planting will direct roots to stay where they are as that area is more saturated with them.

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

I think that depends a lot on your soil. I always use a mix of peat moss, manure and top soil in a 1-1-1- mix