Let us know if you need more details or have any other questions. You can see how to test for soil moisture under the Planting tab on this page. If you replace with Blue Rug Juniper, make sure to test soil moisture and monitor plants for spider mites. The mites can be controlled using Malathion insecticide or organically with Neem oil. If you see very tiny insects crawling around on the paper these will be the spider mites. To check for spider mites you simply shake a branch/foliage over a white sheet of paper. Spider mites can cause problems with conifers though I've not seen a problem with Blue Rug Juniper specifically. Blue Rug Juniper Phonetic Spelling jew-NIP-er-us hor-ih-zon-TAL-iss Description 'Wiltonii' is a low-growing, evergreen shrub that grows 4'-6' high and 6'-8' wide. So not sure what happened with yours? If soil moisture changed from well-drained to constantly soggy in the area, possibly due to a change in the grade/drainage, or there was prolonged rainy weather, root rot could've set in. More commonly known as the Blue Rug Juniper or the Creeping or Carpet Juniper, this shrub is as its name describes. ![]() ![]() Other ground covering plants will find it hard to compete. This is due to its hardiness and versatility. A: We have some Blue Rug Juniper on our nursery that were planted at the top of a low retaining wall in 1991 and they're still in very good shape. The evergreen shrub that is the Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ is widely popular.
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