Fertilizing Shrubs and Garden Beds

All plants need nutrients, and many need more than what the soil can give. You can provide key nutrients like nitrogen easily; look for fertilizers that include slow-release ingredients, which are designed to provide nutrients slowly over time.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Landscape Plants: Shrub Maintenance
• Monthly Shrubs and Trees Care Calendar

UF/IFAS Publications

• Fertilizer summary: palms, ornamental trees and shrubs, citrus trees, fruit trees, and lawn grass (PDF)
• FYN Principle #3: Fertilize Appropriately (PDF)

Other Sites

• Fertilizing Shrubs--University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences