Company: Direct Gardening

QuestionQUESTION: Would you be able to give me an opinion of a company called Direct Gardening? They boast low prices on perennials and bare root tree saplings. They are an online and mail order company.

Peonies in pots

QuestionHello. I am being forced to move from my home and my 14 peonies. They are anywhere from 1 to 8 years old. Some have just produced foliage and some defy even Lee Valley peony rings. I am forced to beco

mystery plant that looks very familiar

Questionsemi closeup QUESTION: I apologize. I just sent a message and a photo, without finishing the text. I am also sending a second photo with THIS message. Thank you for your time and pat

Daylillies

QuestionI have a daylily bed that each year gets great greenery but NO blooms . Its in well drained soil, not crowed, and gets full sun at least 8 hrs a day or more. Im in Central Florida. Our winters have got

removal of euonymus coloratus

QuestionHow do I get rid of this vine so that i can plant grass? Will something kill it or do I have to pull it all by hand? AnswerHi Anne, Thanx for your question. How much of it do you have? If

clematis care

QuestionHello. I live in Zone 6, most things grow well if the deer dont eat them. (And deer-proof plants? No such thing--well, except maybe chrysanthemums.) Anyway, should I fertilize my clem

ixora maui red

QuestionI live in texas city, texas. my ixora maui red plants looks very brown now that temp. got down to 24 degrees. Do i remove all the brown which would be all the plant that is showing. i got this plant be

Cape Honeysuckle Bushes

QuestionQUESTION: I have two large cape honeysuckle bushes that look quite dead this winter. Ive lived in Henderson for 3 years and can never remember them looking like this. There is some, very little, new growth

Perennial Grass

QuestionI live in South Western Ontario and want to know if i can cut down my perennial grass this time of year(last week of February). They are hardy and have huge root balls. They have been growing for

Gardenia with frostbite

QuestionI saw your answer about the frozen gardenia. My question is slightly different. We had an exceptionally cold winter here in central Oklahoma this year, and my 3 year old gardenia bush looks like it has frost

Ixora

QuestionI planted 3 Ixora plants in Sept. 2010. They were beautiful for my Master Gardner Educational tour in Oct. I see that they are listed as a perennial. I live in Coastal S.Carolina (Hilton He

bouglavilla

QuestionQUESTION: Is Bouglavilla a perennial? I live in Coastal South Carolina and the plant is now without leaves, but it looks like I am seeing signs of possible buds. What do you think? &n

stella seed

QuestionMy neighbor gave me some seed and I was told they were stella de oro daylilly but then another neighbor gave me some seeds and said they were the same thing,(completly different seed). Anyway, the first ones

springtime tulips

QuestionI saw tulips on sale and wanted to know if i can plant them now as they are flowering, and if there are any special instructions as most people tell me that the season to plant them is the fall. AnswerHi Ye

30 Year Old Rhododendrons Ailing

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Tom, I am heartsick, I have 3 large Rhododendron Bushes in a Shady area of my property. They are over 30 years old. We had a brutally cold and snowy winter this year and I have noticed that 8

Daylilies indoors

QuestionHello, I have started to grow some daylilies from seed and they are already coming out of the soil. So my question is, should I use fluorescent bulbs or incandescent bulbs to help them grow (we dont get much

blue iris reticulata care

Questionhi, I got a purple harmony mini iris (iris reticulata) small plastic pot as a gift in the month of march. It already had flowers, but within two days of receiving, the flowers have become dull and almost see

rosemary

QuestionI have a rosemary plant approx 4 years old in my small herb plot. I want to keep it fairly small due to space limitations, but cant remember when it should be pruned or cut back. Is this time of year (March)

pruning

QuestionQUESTION: I live on Long Island, NY, and want to know when is the best time to prune my camellia and hydrangeas. ANSWER: Hi Jewel, Thanx for your question. What type of hydrangeas do you have? thx, Tom ---

Brown Daisy Bush

QuestionI planted a Daisy Bush last summer and it was beautiful until late fall. It is now brown all over and the leaves are crackly. The stems are not brittle nor do they snap. Is the bush dead, s