help with bougainvillea?

QuestionI fell in love with bougainvillea trees about a year ago when I saw some bougainvillea bonsais. Today I was browsing a gardening center, and omgosh! They had 5 bougainvilleas for sale. I had to have one. I

dying verbena

Questioni live in southwest florida.i planted pink verbena that i purchased from a local garden center.they did great for over a month.they are now yellowed leaved and brittle.the few buds are brown on the tips.ther

iris transplanting

QuestionTom, My irises are just peaking out of the ground and we are still in boarderline spring weather here in Wisconsin. I didnt plant these- they were part of my yard when I moved into this house and their spot

Columbine Origami

QuestionHello. I bought an Origami Columbine at a garden store a few weeks ago. I did a little research online and decided I need more. Ha ha! Theyre lovely. I bought a packet of seeds today. It has 10 seeds in i

Lilac (tree?) pruning

Question Tree I bought a house with a purple lilac. Im not sure how to best prune this tree. Its gawky and uneven and the new growth indicates that is has been forced to tree instead of bush. The n

perrenials sunburned

Question fern Hey! I recently put my mums, tropical hibiscus and my ferns outside in full sun after being in a low lit room through the winter. They still had some leaves on them that were green and yellow. I watere

Dylilies

QuestionCan you tell me if the daylily little business and red ruby stella are 2 different plants or the same with 2 different names.r AnswerHi Jim, Thanx for your question. As near as I can tell from

late june bloomers

QuestionIm getting married in late June, in Wisconsin, next year and was planning on maybe growing my own flowers for the day. I was wondering what flowers will be blooming in late June early July that are yellow or

Dianthus grows in different colors

QuestionI live in Central Florida, I picked up some Dianthus growing in my yard and planted it in potting soil in a pot. In yard and down the road the flowers are a hot pink color, in the potting soil they are a dar

climbing perennial

Questionwhat kind of climbing perennial can i grow along chain link fence that is safe for dogs and cats? I live in the southeast corner of Iowa. AnswerHi Lynn, This question proved to be rather difficult for me. &

Round up

QuestionI googled killing the roots of a bird of paradise and it says to use several doses of round up to kill the roots. I will be replanting in the same area. Will this affect my new plants? Do you have any other

transplanting lillies

QuestionQUESTION: Have about 30 Lillie plants that produce three to five flowers on several plants. The problem is that the plants in an area about ft x 30 inches. Only a few bloom. Need to space them out more ,but

Finding Flower

QuestionI recently bought the Womans Day Special Gardening and Outdoor Living magazine in a local store, and found a beautiful purple flower on pages 46 and 47. I have asked everyone i know to help me find what kind

Crocus

QuestionCrocus QUESTION: Hello, The snow just melted and we found a few crocuss from our neighbors yard randomly growing in the middle of our grass. Its a bulbing plant, so how did it get in the grass

Flower Identification

Question Wildflower Hello, Would you know the name of this wildflower. I live in St. Augustine, Florida and they are along the roadside in our community. They are purple in color and only seem to bloom during the

Mulch

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, The snow recently melted and the perennials are starting to come up. So my question is we put down mulch in fall, so now that its spring should I remove it? We have red wood chip mulch, and

Uncovering plants

QuestionHello Tom, I am hoping you can help me with a potential problem. I have a big planter that is full of perennials of all sorts. We live in ND, so we covered the planter with bags of leaves. The snow an

Compost

QuestionThe snow has melted recently and the perennials are coming up, so my question is: should i apply compost now or later in the growing season? Also how because last year on a we put some on a particularly nice

How to kill voles & clematis vines

QuestionI actually have 2 questions. 1. I keep having voles in my window wells and dont see where they are coming in at. How do I get rid of the voles. 2. I bought a house that had clem

Weeping Redbud Tree

Question REDBUD TREE LEAVES I have a weeping redbud tree that is about 2-3 years old. Its about 3-4 ft. tall. It has brown spots on the leaves that dry and leave holes and the edges of the leaves turn brown and crin