indoor juniper

QuestionI recently bought a indoor juniper and Ive waterd and lightly pruned.I even started using fertilizer. And still it is going down hill. Ive been following the instructions that came from the nursery please he

Rhipsalis cereuscula: Coral Cactus

QuestionThe plant I bought is in a tall, slim ceramic pot, with NO drainage holes. The decorative stones on top of the soil are glued together. I watered it, and tipped it upside down to get rid of exces

indoor plant identification

Question plant for id Dear Will Creed, I have had the pictured plant indoors for at least 8 years; it was a gift and if I once knew what it was, I no longer do. Its current shape is odd, because it was becoming ver

North-facing Apartment

QuestionHello, I have two questions. 1.) I am moving into an apartment in Everett, WA that only has windows and a very small patio on the north side of the apartment. I have always wanted to grow my own herb

Jasmine scale infestation

QuestionHi, I read your advice about getting rid of scale infestation. I sprayed water, alcohol, and a little liquid soap on all the stems and leaves today. I still see the brown mole-like spots on some stems, shou

inchworms

QuestionHello! I am from Syracuse,NY. I have an indoor hydro garden. I am just a beginner and starting to grow these and herbs and noticed that I have very tiny worm looking insects on them.So tiny you cant see them

Tropical plants

QuestionHi Will, I live in the PacNW (zone 8b). This year for the first time local garden centers are carrying a few tropical plants namely, Crotons and Mandevilla. Bougainvillea grows outdoors here year round but

Jasmine Housplants

QuestionHi Will, Im a beginner Jasmine grower as well and I was reading your great info on Jasmine indoor house plants and Id like to clarify: 1) when you say keep plant pinched back until August is it the dead bl

palm tree?

Question palm plant? I inherited this plant from a dear friend. It has been doing wonderfully for the past 6 years but during the last move, it just didnt make it. It hs always leaned to one side (top he

My yucca tree

QuestionHi Will, my name is Mark and I moved home last September. We had an indoor Yucca in our last house and had no problems with it. Since Christmas 2010 I put some fairy lights round it and the three branches c

Plant problem

Questionplant QUESTION: I have no idea what sort of plant this is. The base is bulbous and then slenderizes as it goes to the top. It produces small, green leaves. Leaves keep turning brown

going on vacation

QuestionHi! Im going on a 4 week vacation this summer. I have many house plants, like succulents, christmas cacti, yuccas, bamboo, and palmedos. I do not have anyone who can water my plants while Im gone. Surely you

black leaves on plants

QuestionI recently put all of my plants outside for a day of sun, which I like to do once a week in the warmer months. One of my plants now has black leaves. from the stem nearly to the tip, it is black about an inc

Clear Worms in house plant

QuestionI have a common house plant that has been in our family for generations, so this plant means a lot and I want to do nothing to risk killing it! I have rooted some pieces over time to help make it fulle

Planting corn plant with parlor palm?

QuestionHi Will, I read through your past answers and didnt see this issue addressed. Can I plant a Corn Plant (dracaena) with a Parlor Palm for height interest? They seem compatible water-wise, but will they work

My ivys leaves are turning black

QuestionHello I was given a potted ivy plant about a year ago. Normally the plant is kept inside next to the back door where it gets plenty of the morning sun and watered every 3 to 4 days. I started noticing that

My Pachira Trees

QuestionHi, I have 2 indoor money plants about 5 years old. Last year, I transplanted them into 12 pots and they both took off. One is 6 tall and it just one tall, skinny trunk,no branches until about 2 1/2.

dracena plant

QuestionI bought a dracena plant at the grocery store the other day and bought a big ceramic pot to put it in. According to one of your previous answers, that is not a good idea, right? It is in such a l

Hawaiian Palm Tree

QuestionPlease could you help me, I have the above palm but the leaves get to about 6cm long and then turn yellow and drop off. I havent fed the plant as I am not sure what to feed it on and I only spray the leaves

Nephthytis,hedera, pothos

QuestionHi Will, I dont know much about house plants mainly outside. But I recently got a Pinkish green Nephritis. I also have some hedera and pothos. Is it OK to plant the Nephritis with the hedera? Or woul