Indoor tree?

QuestionHi, Id like to grow a Japanese Maple indoors. I am a member of the National Arbor Day Foundation and so receive many trees, some which I plant, some which I donate. In this case I would like to

Potting an Oriental Lilly

QuestionMy wife received an Oriental lily for Mothers day and has asked that I pot it for her. We live in the Phoenix area with its extreme heat in the summer. She wants the plant to be on the patio wher

container + oleander

QuestionI want to create a privacy fence useing oleander the area is an old driveway covered in rock impossible to dig so I thought I might grow oleander in large wiskey barrels? If not possible wh

cutting back annuals

QuestionI just planted all my containers with many annuals. Alot of them are tall for young plants. I have cut back coleous and they have come back thicker. What about cutting back Dusty Miller, Be

cut or not?

QuestionRick, Last year was the first time that I planted mums in my flower beds. When I put them in they were blooming and full. They have come up strong, but very leggy. I have heard that trimmi

dwarf peach tree care

QuestionHi, thanks for your help. We purchased a dwarf peach tree last year and this year its full of beauitful little peaches, what I need to know is how do I care for this tree? Do I need to spray it

Flower planting

QuestionMy 7 year old planted a merigold plant and brought it home in a dixi cup...I would like to know if it would grow indoors as a houseplant in a hanging pot?...See I do not have much of a Lawn where I live and

Oriental Lilly

Question ------------------------- Followup To Question - I received a wonderfully fragrant white oriental lilly as a thank you gift. Now that the blooms have passed, how do I care for the plant? Are

container geranium pest(s)

QuestionFor the past twoyears my potted geraniums (zonal) get lovely blooms for a week or two then a worm of some type begins eating the blossoms before they have a change to fully bloom. I have sprayed with a

Patio Peach Tree Question

QuestionWe planted a patio peach tree last year and its doing great but there is a green shoot that came out of the base of the tee and grew straight up the through the middle of the tree, it has the same leaves as

Mini Carnations

QuestionIve just started really getting into using containers. Ive done really well, but I have just purchased the cutest mini-carnations and I heard that they are no good after theyve bloomed out. Is that true? Tha

indoor growing

QuestionHi, i am a college student who lives in a dorm. I love to grow outdoor trees/bushes and have been denied this pleasure due to an absense of outdoor growing area. I am partial to my bloodgood Acer Palmatum, b

flowering plants

QuestionI have recently moved into my own home and am trying to decorate my deck with flowers. I have periwinkles, moss rose and mexican heather. I consider myself not to have a very green thumb but woul

Poor Growth With Container Plantings

QuestionEvery year I try to plant several large containers with plants like the ones I see at the nurseries in my area; but, I dont have the sme luck with them. This year I saw an arrangement that contained Ip

Advice for large old dieffenbachia

QuestionLast year I was given 5 large dieffenbachia in small pots that they had clearly outgrown. The largest was about 3 tall, the smallest maybe 2. I repotted all the plants to pots just slightly large

tomato in pot

Questionim trying to grow a tomato plant in a pot im a rookie i used miracle grow potting soil i have no blooms or fruit and the leaves are curled up i was told to try a fungicide now ihave one new growth that looks

contianter watermelon

QuestionWe have a very healthy watermelon plant on our balconey however it is taken a lot of space are we able to prune the plant, it will it hurt it AnswerUnfortunetly, watermelons are not your best choice f

Squirrel eating my hydranga !!!

QuestionI have recently bought a hydranga and when I woke this am I noticed the stem and one of the leaves had been eaten. I know slugs eat plants and flowers but I was wondering could this be a naughty squirrel as

Best Draping Flowers for Wrought Iron Flower Boxes

QuestionHi, We have new wrought iron flower boxes under second story windows, and would like some colorful draping flowers, preferable perennials to maintain the color accent on the house all year round. Our house i

Cucumbers... Pruning?

QuestionI am attempting my first container garden and cucumbers. The cucumber plants I bought were marked as a bushing variety, but the three feet of vining in one month from each is proven that wrong. S