blue lobelia

Questioncan my potted blue lobelia be an indoor plant in the winter? AnswerValerie, No, blue lobelia is prone to whitefly and other insects indoors so doesnt do well as a houseplant. In fact, if you live where the

Plants not growing well

QuestionHello! I live in Benton, Arkansas. Ok, let me see if I can explain this problem we are having with our plants. We have a big rock garden (use to be a fountain) that we decided to plant flowers in. We used r

BETULIAS ORIGIN?

Questionhello, i have just bought a Betulia flower and i couldnt find any details of its origin, i have no idea where this flower is from? can someone please tell me!!!! AnswerBen, I think you are talking about a B

Yellow climbing plant

QuestionQUESTION: I just bought a few dahlias and wasnt sure if it was okay to put them in a clay pot. Will that dry the root? ANSWER: Clay is GREAT for Dahlias. They need a lot of water in the Summer and th

Pansies

QuestionI want to keep my pansies blooming as long as possible. We are in the mountains so heat is not a problem. I deadhead but they get very leggy. Should I cut back at some point and will they

Pruning gerber daisies

QuestionI planted several Gerber daisies three years ago. They keep coming back, but some have not re-bloomed. Am I not pruning them properly. Where do you prune the flowered from the stem, from th

Petunia wilt

QuestionI thought slugs only ate leaves. Now many of my wave petunias that I have in pots are wilting. They arent too dry or too wet, the only culprit I have are slugs, which I kill constantly. Cou

Gerber Daisies

QuestionHow do you prune the dead flowers? My gerbers are not producing new flowers? Do you prune from the top of the stem, right under the flower, or do you remove the whole stem? AnswerBarbara, Here i

transplanting lilics

QuestionHi, A friend offered to give me 2 lilic tress. standing about 55 or so and wants me to dig them up. I would like to transplant them in my yard. The weather we have been having is like falll. I li

shade plants

QuestionI want to plant impatiens around a tree. There is shade all day in the area except during a very hot time of day--from about 5:45 pm until about 6:50 pm. I live in zone 7--Oklahoma City. Thanks in advance, L

Pansey Over Summer

QuestionI have had some great luck with Pansies this year. I plant my whole front yard of the house last September with small plants. We live in Cleveland - Zone 5 and with the blizzards this year we wer

Hybiscus

QuestionI moved my hypiscus back outside in May and repotted the plant. It has not bloomed at all. What can I do? AnswerAnn, Sometimes plants that have been repotted take a few months to settle in - fro

dying lilacs

QuestionWe have 3 lilac trees 2 white 1 lilac. last year one branch on a white died and we pruned it off. This year both whites look very sick leaves are dying and the flowers were very small and died qu

dasies have black spots

QuestionQUESTION: My Dasies just planted last year, and was doing well last year and as well as this year until just a week ago i notice some black spots on the white petals. and i think i can see some tiny little t

What are the green bulbs on top of my lily stems?

QuestionQUESTION: My yellow lillies in the garden have bloomed and are bare. Now there are green looking bulb things on them. They are the size of salad tomatos and are growing at the top of the stems. Kinda looks

dead-heading impatients

QuestionDo you just pluck the dead flower or do you snip the stem that the dead flower is attached to? AnswerHi Liz: In my opinion, Impatiens do not really require dead heading. They do make seeds but it never seem

care of Petunias

QuestionCan you please tell me-I really wish you could show me how to encourage new bloom on Petunias. All Ive ever done is remove the dead flowers but my daughter-in-law was here visiting me last summer and picked

Petunias; Sticky

Questionwhy do petunias get sticky feeling? AnswerPetunias exude a naturally stick substance through their stems that also spread to the flowers. Although no one know for sure why this phenomenon occurs in on

Verbena hybrid not blooming

QuestionEarlier this spring I planted a container with Fireball Coleus, Lemon Licorice (helichrysum petiolare) and a Verbena hybrid (Lanai Burgundy). The growing medium is a soilless potting mix. At planting time I

New Guin impatients

QuestionThe question about the impatients that wilted after two weeks fit me perfect. I think it is getting to much water. It is in a hanging pot. I live in Nebraska, this was a gift to us and hate to loose it. Will