The recovering Japanese Snowball still has some way to go to recover its former glory.
Probably my favourite plant at this time of year is the Japanese Snowball which is, I believe, a variety of viburnum. It was the very first plant that I purchased for this garden and I love its showy profusion of white blossom. It has bloomed every year since I first planted it but, stupidly, I gave it the wrong plant food about two years ago and had to wash out its roots to save it. This may sound like I know what I am doing – but I definitely don’t. The root washing tip came directly from the Internet. It simply involved turning a hose on the roots and letting the water run for a long time to try to get rid of as much of the offending plant food as possible. The feed was one of the liquid feeds that you pour on to the roots. It seemed like a good idea at the time but it is a mistake I will not be making again.
