Sweet peas through the winter in Pacific Northwest1

QuestionHiya! We live in Victoria BC Canada and my question is about sweet peas. My container garden is on our west facing second story deck. I gets really hot in the summer and I grow lettuce and pansies through th

Long Term Annuals - Marigolds

QuestionI started a marigold in a 4 container from seed, it was a yellow small flowering type with uniform sized petals. As the plant grew it was transplanted into larger containers until it ended up in a plas

SOUTH CAROLINA

QuestionI HAVE A LARGE FLOWER BOX ALONG MY HOME THAT IS FULL SUN MOST OF THE TIME. I WANT TO PLANT FLOWERS NOW THAT WILL LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE - EVEN INTO A POSSIBLE FREEZE (BUT NOT A NECESSITY!). I L

ornamental cherry tree/mildew or fungus

QuestionMy neighbor (marstons mills) has two cherry trees that have been healthy and happy for at least ten years. This summer one seems to be dying. It has a white powdery fungus or mold forming on all

Silver nettle vine

Question ------------------------- Again thanks for the help with my questions. I only water the Dahlias about every 4-5 days with what I thought was a really good watering. It has been a very dry year here, actua

cedar shrubs

QuestionOue cedar shrubs are approx. 30 years old and badly overgrown. When I try to trim them back I easily make the front of them go brown. How and when is the best way to trim overgrown hedges? They are around th

Lilacs in Indiana

QuestionI have two lilac bushes I planted last fall in southern Indiana, and they seemed to be doing very well until late this summer. The leaves have a moldy, dusty-looking appearance on the tops and some of

bringing in impatients/begonias for the winter

QuestionHi-I live in Pa & was wondering if you can tell me how to bring my annual plants in to continue living through the winter AnswerYou can dig up plants that you like and repot them into pots. Cut impati

Cutting back Lilics

QuestionI live in Monroe Washington and have 5 lilics bushes that have been in the ground 6 years. Please give information on cutting them back. I want them to be shorter so do I cut them back down to ab

will my impatiants live inside to go uot next spring

Questioni live in maine can my impatiants live inside all winter to go out again next spring AnswerEllie, The answer to your question is both yes and no. Heres the yes part: you can bring a container of

Lilics, transplanting

QuestionThanks for your info on cutting them back. Since they will grow too tall for this location It is best that we move them. How deep, wide is the root ball. Is full sun best or is partial shad

Cosmos

QuestionMost of my cosmos failed to bloom this season. The plants are green and healthy but have not formed any buds. I live in Southern New Jersey. What could be the possible reasons for not producing any blooms?

Strange sunflower

Questionwe had to dig up our septic cover and put the dirt back my husband say that something was growing so we let it be. Sunflowers started growing all was normal except one. It is four and half feet tall and has

sun impatients

QuestionMy sun impatients have grown to about 36. They are now falling over from the weight of their stems. Should I cut them back, if so, how much? AnswerYou can cut impatiens stems back to a few inches tall. Let

poppy

Question hi mike greetings from ireland i look after a park which is very bland i want to have some colour next summer i was thinking loads of poppys perhaps yuo could advise me i understand sowing poppy seeds is a

poppys

Questioni look after a park which is very bland i want to have some colour next summer i was thinking loads of poppys perhaps yuo could advise me i understand sowing poppy seeds is a matter of scattering the seed t

Impatients overwintering and reproducing

QuestionI live in New Jersey and I had a great year of impatients. My question is, Can I remove the seeds and plant them for next year. Inside,outside, where,when? AnswerYou can harvest seeds, but since

Hibiscus question

QuestionI have multiple hibiscus plants in my backyard. A couple of them are mammoth hibiscus. These bloom beautifully but drop flowers after one day. From what I understand this is normal - but un

FLATS OF FLOWERS= ? SQ. FOOTAGE

QuestionMORENO VALLEY,CA. I am installing some Garzanias in a 406 sq. ft. area. How many sq. ft. does a 12x12 flat covers? Is their a rule of thumb on how to determine a flat of any plant sq. ft.coverage ? A

winter over annuals

QuestionPlease give me instruction on how to winter over my New Guinea Impatien and my Fushia AnswerYour Impatiens are a little easier to bring indoors. They are tolerant of dry winter heat and dont demand an