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Question Flowering perennial. Many thanks for your assistance. I live in north-central Massachusetts. When I bought the home I now live in, there was already in place a perennial woody bush that is in bl

Seed Pods

QuestionTo promote more flowering, is it helpful to remove the seed pod after the bloom? Or just let nature take its course? AnswerHi Marty, Thanx for your question. Unless you are saving seeds, many pl

ivy and brick houses

QuestionHi Tom: Is there an ivy that I could plant next to my solid brick house, so it would climb up the side? Ive heard that there is one that would climb and not damage the brick and mortar. Thank You

Planting perennials

QuestionIs it okay to plant perennial seeds now? How long before they bloom? I want to plant many different kinds. I live in Zone 9, southwest B.C. Canada (the rainforest part but near the ocean). Thank you for your

honeysuckle budding dried flowers?

QuestionHello: I have a honeysuckly in a container garden. It was lovely and growing last year and then this spring started budding but what comes out are these dried sort of flower things? Any ideas on what i

Zone

QuestionHi there! I have been trying to identify that climate zone that I live in and I have been getting mixed answers. I live in Chino Hills Caliifornia, and some websites say my climate zone is 10 and some

Troubleshooting Liriope

QuestionQUESTION: We have green and variegated liriope in a bed facing east. The plants all started the season doing well but now many of the green plants seem to be dying. The leaves are turning brown. The va

stella doro seed

QuestionI cut open a seed pod and put the seed in my hand and now have a burning feeling in the palm of my hand. It has been 24 hrs. and its still there. Have you ever heard of this before? AnswerHi Lin

Double Purple Althea Tree Form

QuestionI have two small (4-5) double purple Althea trees that I would like to plant in huge tree vase pots; see exact pot at home depot link(http://www.homedepot.com/Outdoors-Garden-Center-Planters-Planter-Accessor

Crape Myrtles (yellowing leaves)

QuestionMy crape myrtle leaves have started to get yellow. There are still green leaves, but many are yellow. Does this have to do with the amount we water? AnswerHi Bev, Thanx for your question.

Japanese Lilac Tree

QuestionMy tree is about five years old.It has alot of bare branches.The flowers are beautiful and fragrant.It does not get full like it was inthe nursery.Do I cut it back or leave it alone?I love the tree and do no

Preen and Star Jasmine

QuestionHi, I should havee done some research about Preen. I used Preen Weed Preventer surrounding my Star Jasmine plants, and now they wont sprawl. What I can do now to make my Star Jasmines sprawl and grow? Wou

how to get rid of weeds in juniper ground covering

QuestionHow can I safely get rid of weeds in juniper ground covering? We have a large hill and the juniper is nice but the weeds keep coming up. HELP!! THANKS! AnswerHi Tess, Thanx for your question. &

Youre too smart. Thanks on callas

QuestionHi Tom! And thank-you. I am not a bad gardener, I must say, but until I cam across your dont fertilize with high N2 fert. I was pretty bad with callas. I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Ca

Ranunculus

QuestionHi Tom! I just sent a question about calla and then remembered that I am not so good at getting my ranunculi to bloom either. They are the paeony-flowering small mixed colours and as Jane asked p

Rose of Sharon

QuestionWe recently had large hail in our area in OK. My Rose of Sharon took a pretty good beating. I have a large branch that split off of the bush. Can I root it in water and then plant it?  

Encore Azaleas

QuestionI live in Oklahoma & my sons purchased 5 beautiful Encore Azaleas for me last year on Mothers Day, they bloomed the full summer and were just beautiful. This year however, they have bloomed only once i

Knockout Roses

QuestionMy roses have seemed to have burned up. I had to repot them and I added some miracle grow but may have put to much. Is there anything I can do to bring them back. Thank you so much for your

transplanted rose of sharron

Questioni recently transplanted 2 rose of sharron, both fairly big 7ft and 5 ft tall from the side of my home to the back yard as a part of a row of seven rose of sharron the larger of the two looks great the smalle

Periwinkle wilting

QuestionI have some periwinkles that were growing fine, but all of a sudden, some are yellowing and others are wilting away. Ive read that it could be anything from a fungus in the soil to the Texas heat takin