Two unrelated questions: Pines in pots and Spreading Yew Problem
 

Zone 5/6.

1. I have 3 English Spreading Yews as foundation shrubs. One is has
done extremely well and the two others have not. A month ago I
fertilized them with a 10-10-10 and added lime. One has started to
grow well. The other did not. This one was planted in a depression
and I wondered if drainage was the issue. I decided to dig it out and
try to remedy its location. I noticed tiny white (hair-like) shoots
coming from the thick roots and I wondered if this shrub was just
starting to get established and I acted to soon? Nevertheless I
filled its old hole with a mix of soil and sand and replanted it
again. I am soaking it every day especially with the hot weather. Is
there anything else I should be doing to give it a better chance?

2. While clearing some brush a few days back I came across some 12
inch high white pines. Rather than cut them down I dug them out and
put them in individual pots with as much of the existing soil and
humus as possible. I fertilized with an evergreen tailored fertilizer
and I am flooding them once a day. At some point I will plant these
around the property, but I was wondering is there anything else I
could do to make sure they succeed?

Thanks in advance in for any advice.

Gary