Hydraenga Tree

QuestionI have a 1 year old Hydraenga tree planted in the south side of my home which gets sun most of the day (St. Louis, MO area). It bloomed white flowers beautifully and really grew this year. I was out of

Bleeding Hearts and tree roses

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Connecticut on the border of zone 5/6. This year I planted some bleeding hearts, both red and white in very large pots and they did outstanding. They set seed, I cut them back and n

Fall

QuestionQUESTION: I am a new gardener. I have been experimenting with plants this summer and have had a great time. I am sorry to see it all end. Is there anything I can do now that Fall is just ar

euonymous

Questionhello tom. i have an evergreen euonymous that did well last year, very bushy, but now the new growth this year has gotten very leggy. can you give me some ideas what might be causing this and what i can do a

Cala Lillies

QuestionMy cala lilies are in pots and they have bloomed. The blooms have developed big pods (seed looking like things)which are about the size of a pea, can you tell me what they are, can I plant them if I ha

Asian & Oriental lilies

QuestionWhen is the proper time of year to dig and move established Asian and Oriental lily bulbs? AnswerHi Barbara, Thanx for your question. You can dig the lilies up in September or in the spring after the

what to plant?

QuestionHi! We recently moved into a new house with a new yard. We would like to plant something in a flower bed but dont know what because part of the septic system runs under neither it along with some tree stumps

silver mounds

QuestionI planted mine in a tractor tire in the yard. Will it survive an indiana winter ok? AnswerHi Bruce, Thanx for your question. Silver mound is a name coined for a number of different forms of artemesia.

Pinky Winky Hydrangea

QuestionI planted a Pinky last spring and it has grown wonderfully. It has lots of blooms on it this year, but the problem I am having with it (both years) is that the blooms are turning from white to brown, n

caring for black-eyed susans

QuestionMy black-eyed susans dont look healthy. The flower on them looks great but the leaves are all dead. I water them but I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Can you help me. They are my

calli lilys bulb

Questionfor the last two years i have planted my calli lilys in the same place and i even moved a couple but they are not blooming all i get is pretty leaves i need help to found out what im doing wrong so would som

Althea drooping in ground and in pots

Question drooping Althea I have a small nursery. I have raised Althea for several years and never had a problem like this. My Althea in the ground have been there several years and have done fine.

transplanting a forsythia bush

QuestionWhen IS the best time to transplant a forsythia bush? I live in NC and am afraid it is too hot right now to successfully move my medium size bush (about two yrs. old) Our soil is composed of alot of red clay

Indoor calla lilies care

QuestionHi Tom, I had bought a couple of potted Calla lilies(multi-color small trumpets ) few weeks ago, kept them indoor and watered them when soil gets somewhat dry. About a week ago, few leaves turned yellow and

Asters-Astilbe-Irises

Question1. Asters - I am trying to get a bed of asters going and got past the animals this year only to start losing them to some sort of blight. The leaves and stems are turning brown and drying up. &nb

variegated ginger lily

QuestionWe like to know what would be the best way to trim back our Variegated Ginger Lily. AnswerHi Harry, Thanx for your question. You can prune the plant as needed to maintain neatness but bear in mind tha

Daylillies/Peonies

QuestionI have gotten some seeds from lilies in a friends yard and now they are germinating. I do not have bulbs. Can I still plant them and when? I also received some pods for a Chinese Peony? &

lantana

QuestionI live in Durham, NC and I have a beautiful bed of low growing lantana. What am I supposed to do to ensure that it winters over and comes back next spring? Do I prune it or not? It is still in full bloom An

small brown spots on my dogwood bushes

QuestionI have small brown spots all over the leaves of my variegated red twigged dogwood bushes. I have no idea how to fix it or what could cause this. I planted them in the late spring of this year and

black walnut tree

QuestionI have been letting live anything that will grow under my black walnut tree (day lilies, phlox, iris, blackberry, a woodchuck etc.) Any chance zebra grass could survive? Id like something a littl