Landscape Refresh: strong starts for trees & shrubs

Why new plantings struggle

A tree or shrub's first year is the hard one. When you plant, the soil around the roots is disturbed and often compacted, low on the biology a young root system needs right when it needs it most. That is why so many new plantings sulk, drop leaves, or die back: not bad plants, just tired soil and a rough transition. Landscape Refresh feeds that soil to support strong establishment, and it helps tired soil under established trees and beds too.

How to use Landscape Refresh

Landscape Refresh is a dry, granular amendment tuned for landscape use - easy to broadcast, low dust, and safe around roots. Its coarser particles add tilth as they feed.

• At planting: mix Refresh into the planting hole or the backfill soil as you set the plant.
• For established plants: top-dress it around the root zone (out toward the drip line, not piled against the trunk) and scratch it into the surface.
• Water it in well.

Apply as a Season Reset each growing season. There is no real burn risk, so it is safe to use right at planting time. A 2 cu ft bag covers about 48 sq ft of mulched beds.

Troubleshooting

• New tree or shrub sulking after planting? Transplant shock. Water deeply and consistently, mix or top-dress Refresh into the root zone to jump-start establishment, and mulch.
• Established plant looking tired or slow? Depleted, compacted soil. Top-dress Refresh around the drip line and water it in.
• Water pools or runs off instead of soaking in? Compacted soil. Loosen the surface, work in Refresh, and add a mulch ring to hold moisture.

Refresh conditions the soil you have - do not plant directly into it.