Great video!! Last year I bought my first yucca after seeing your video and knew very little about it other than the fact it looked beautiful so now, thanks to you, I can go out there and give it a little grooming so it can look just as beautiful! Thank you Laura ♥️🌷🌷🌷
Of course they did - that’s why I stuffed mine into chicken wire cloches for the Winter! Of course the one in the video was too large for a cloche, so I just used the usual rabbit repellents and hoped for the best. It all worked out…this year. But they’re around, and I don’t trust them. They’re plotting their next move. 😂
Oh I’m really behind too! We had so much rain, and now this weekend will be in the high 90s, with wonderful high pollen - yellow is coating everything! 🤢 So I won’t be out there until Monday. So much to plant…to prune…to clean up…oh and mulch! 😀
@@GardenSanity Hi Laura. My dappled willow cuttings are growing some nice roots, but I’m also getting some green leaf growth under water. Should I remove them?
Thanks Laura - off topic, but could you do a detailed video on the winter heath's you have in your garden? I bought two that bloom in the winter and they now have new growth coming out and the older blooms are down under the new growth - I've read that if you don't prune them properly they will turn woody. I'm lost on how to keep these looking great as I just got them this late winter. Timing is everything but I'm confused. I appreciate your educational video's~!
@@GardenSanity Laura - It's Winter Heath Erica - new shoots coming out growing over top the spent blooms - seems healthy so far - I don't want it to get woody like they say should be a concern....Thank You!
There's not really anything we can do to extend the bloom time of the flowers, unfortunately, other than begging Mother Nature to cooperate with little to no wind and no rain. 🙏 Ours usually look fantastic for about a week, then the blooms begin to fall off the stems.
I have five of them that have managed to survive but have been neglected over the years. They are quite old and still bloom every five years or so any tips on transplanting them so I can move them to a more ideal situation with more room? I’m in Michigan.
Hi Merrilew -- I bet they are wonderful, even though you feel they have been neglected. 🙂 The most important thing when digging up an older Yucca like these, is to make sure you dig down deep enough and across wide enough to get all of the roots. The more roots you get with the dirt as well, the better the Yucca will transplant to another garden spot. Because it will have almost all of its roots and still surrounded by most of its dirt, the transplant shock will be minimal. Dig holes ahead of time that are deep and wider than you will need, so that you can set the plants down into their new holes easily. Before placing the Yuccas in their holes, add some Bio-tone to each hole and mix it into the hole with your gloved hand. (This helps the roots get off to a good start in their new home.) Next, backfill with some of the dirt you removed to make the holes. Sometimes Yuccas will take awhile to get settled in their new spot, so don't be surprised if they look a bit sad at first. And hopefully if you are able to dig up each one with all of the roots available, they should eventually do just fine. Important: digging up lots of roots of a big plant with soil will be HEAVY, so just be prepared and do this slowly. Also? Wear good pruning gloves that go up your arms -- like I had on in the video -- so you don't cut yourself on the sharp points. Not sure of your weather, but I'd move them either now, or in early Fall, or wait until next Spring if your temperatures now are already very high. I hope this helps -- Keep me posted!
Yes they do! 👍 That's the main reason that transplanting "can" fail: if the entire tap root isn't dug up along with all of the other roots of the Yucca plants. Otherwise, they may survive but will take some time to recover. The tap root also helps the plant be drought tolerant, since it can get water from way down in the ground. I hope this helps!
It happens sometimes if water hits the leaves or mulch or dirt rests on them accidentally. You can snip those tips off if they bother you, but usually it is the "lowest" leaves that will die off at the ground level first before any of the upper leaves. (And then you can just gently pull those or snip them like I show in the video.) Luckily, these yuccas are pretty impervious to any diseases! If you snip the tips off at an angle, then the ends will match right up with all of the other ends and nobody will ever know! 👍
You've given me courage, I'm going to gear and guard up and get in there and get 'er done!
Glad to help Donna! Hope you tackled it without any scratches! 😀💛
Thank you for your help on trimming back the color guard yucca. I've got 3 and they've taken a beating from the harsh winter.
You’re welcome Tim! Mine did too this year, despite our Winter being oddly mild. They look so much happier once cleaned up, don’t they? 😀
Great video!! Last year I bought my first yucca after seeing your video and knew very little about it other than the fact it looked beautiful so now, thanks to you, I can go out there and give it a little grooming so it can look just as beautiful! Thank you Laura ♥️🌷🌷🌷
You’re welcome! 😊 Glad it’s helpful Chris! These yuccas are easy-care, which is great, plus they provide excellent garden color even in Winter!
Laura, the deer or bunnies liked them too though 🤣🤣🤣
Of course they did - that’s why I stuffed mine into chicken wire cloches for the Winter! Of course the one in the video was too large for a cloche, so I just used the usual rabbit repellents and hoped for the best. It all worked out…this year. But they’re around, and I don’t trust them. They’re plotting their next move. 😂
It cleans up, nicely! Reminds me of how far behind I am in the garden chores.
Oh I’m really behind too! We had so much rain, and now this weekend will be in the high 90s, with wonderful high pollen - yellow is coating everything! 🤢 So I won’t be out there until Monday. So much to plant…to prune…to clean up…oh and mulch! 😀
@@GardenSanity Hi Laura. My dappled willow cuttings are growing some nice roots, but I’m also getting some green leaf growth under water. Should I remove them?
Hi Will, Yes those leaves can be removed. You want only the stems and roots under the water. 👍🌱 Glad there are nice roots developing!
@@GardenSanity Thanks!
Glad to help!
Thanks Laura - off topic, but could you do a detailed video on the winter heath's you have in your garden? I bought two that bloom in the winter and they now have new growth coming out and the older blooms are down under the new growth - I've read that if you don't prune them properly they will turn woody. I'm lost on how to keep these looking great as I just got them this late winter. Timing is everything but I'm confused. I appreciate your educational video's~!
That’s a great suggestion, Snappy! Do you know which kind of Winter heath you have? Just curious! 🙂
@@GardenSanity Laura - It's Winter Heath Erica - new shoots coming out growing over top the spent blooms - seems healthy so far - I don't want it to get woody like they say should be a concern....Thank You!
@@SnappyR No worries! I'm editing a video I did this week on pruning these small shrubs. Stay tuned as I hope to have it up during the weekend! 😀
@@GardenSanity Thanks Laura!
Finishing it up today and hope to have it up tomorrow… 👍✂️ 🎬
My white blooms barely last a few days. Is that normal? Can I do anything to make them last longer?
There's not really anything we can do to extend the bloom time of the flowers, unfortunately, other than begging Mother Nature to cooperate with little to no wind and no rain. 🙏 Ours usually look fantastic for about a week, then the blooms begin to fall off the stems.
thanks a lot!
You’re welcome Damian! It’s such a satisfying cleanup to do! 🙂
Never "Mulch" around Yuccas, The plant likes it dry and sunny around the base...
Indeed you're right Joe -- dry and sunny is required for these to thrive! 👍
I have five of them that have managed to survive but have been neglected over the years. They are quite old and still bloom every five years or so any tips on transplanting them so I can move them to a more ideal situation with more room? I’m in Michigan.
Hi Merrilew -- I bet they are wonderful, even though you feel they have been neglected. 🙂 The most important thing when digging up an older Yucca like these, is to make sure you dig down deep enough and across wide enough to get all of the roots. The more roots you get with the dirt as well, the better the Yucca will transplant to another garden spot. Because it will have almost all of its roots and still surrounded by most of its dirt, the transplant shock will be minimal. Dig holes ahead of time that are deep and wider than you will need, so that you can set the plants down into their new holes easily. Before placing the Yuccas in their holes, add some Bio-tone to each hole and mix it into the hole with your gloved hand. (This helps the roots get off to a good start in their new home.) Next, backfill with some of the dirt you removed to make the holes. Sometimes Yuccas will take awhile to get settled in their new spot, so don't be surprised if they look a bit sad at first. And hopefully if you are able to dig up each one with all of the roots available, they should eventually do just fine. Important: digging up lots of roots of a big plant with soil will be HEAVY, so just be prepared and do this slowly. Also? Wear good pruning gloves that go up your arms -- like I had on in the video -- so you don't cut yourself on the sharp points. Not sure of your weather, but I'd move them either now, or in early Fall, or wait until next Spring if your temperatures now are already very high. I hope this helps -- Keep me posted!
Do Yuccas have deep roots?
Yes they do! 👍 That's the main reason that transplanting "can" fail: if the entire tap root isn't dug up along with all of the other roots of the Yucca plants. Otherwise, they may survive but will take some time to recover. The tap root also helps the plant be drought tolerant, since it can get water from way down in the ground. I hope this helps!
What should one do if some of the leaves are getting brown from the tips? Are those on their way to being dead and should be removed?
It happens sometimes if water hits the leaves or mulch or dirt rests on them accidentally. You can snip those tips off if they bother you, but usually it is the "lowest" leaves that will die off at the ground level first before any of the upper leaves. (And then you can just gently pull those or snip them like I show in the video.) Luckily, these yuccas are pretty impervious to any diseases! If you snip the tips off at an angle, then the ends will match right up with all of the other ends and nobody will ever know! 👍