wilting stalks - hydragnea

QuestionHi Tom, Im both a fan and owner of serveal Endless Summer Hydragneas. One of my bushes is going through hard times and Im hoping you might be able to offer some feedback or a remedy. Though the

Ragosa(sea rose)

QuestionI was recently in Maine on vac. and was amazed by the size and quality of shrub roses everywhere!I got some info from Portland headlight groundskeeper..My question is will these Perennials survive in a south

Sella Doro lillies

QuestionHello!! Why do the leaves of my lillies turn a yellow and then rusty brown after the spring bloom? It is hot and humid in Saint Louis;I do water them and have an automatic sprinkler as well. AnswerHello Sh

Wilting Oriental Tiger Lillies

QuestionWilting Tiger Lillies QUESTION: I抳e had several seasons of oriental tiger lilies planted in partial sun in northern NJ with mostly excellent results. However, each season some of the tiger lilies appe

Yucca Plant

QuestionI have a yucca indoors that has reached approx 6ft in height and 3/4 feet girth, can i put the plant outside as it is taking over my room. Would it survive outside. The plant itselt is about 25 y

gardening

Questioni live in ohio. i have established a meadow over the past 7 years having daisies, blackeyed susans, coneflowers, cosmos, liatris, lupines, foxgloves and many many more perinneals growing in it. a

plumeria

Questioni live in Austin Texas and currently renting, i bought a plumeria at a nursery it is still vary small, i dont want to plant it in ground because i might be moving within the next year,how do i go about potti

Perennials with smell and little care needed

QuestionQUESTION: I am looking to make one side of our house look attractive with flowers that will bloom from May - August. I need something that is a perennial with a strong smell (I am trying to drown out m

aphids

QuestionQUESTION: I have a Hibiscus that is braided at the bottom its in a pot. The leaves and the buds are covered with green aphids the leaves are turning yellow the flowers have kept on blooming. Some one told me

cala lily

QuestionI have a white cala lily, but instead of flowers the folwers seem yo be huge seed pods, whats going on? AnswerDear Pat Thank you for your question. Are those huge seed pods backed by white leaf-like

hydrangea tree leaves turning yellow

QuestionSome of my three year old hydrangea trees leaves are turning yellow and falling to the ground. I have never noticed this in the past and am worried. It is blooming as we speak. What is caus

Cala lilly

QuestionMy Calla Lillies are forming big seed pods (which I dont think has ever happened before). If I remove the seeds, dry them out, and plant them, will these seeds grow into new Calla Lilly plants next spr

poppys

QuestionHi Tom, My question is about Poppys. I am more than an adequate gardener, nowhere near a master gardener. I have however rooted unusual plants for pots. Example: a Filbert or Hazelnut tree. But I cant seem

dipladenia splendens

QuestionI bought this beautiful vine recently and planted it, it is doing very well in the spot I chose and already starting to climb. When I looked up the dipladenia on the web to get more information about it sinc

Hydrangea color

QuestionIn August of 2008 I transplanted a blue hydrangea. This year it bloomed with pinkish flowers rather than blue. My soil is somewhat clay. Can I get them to bloom blue again? What do I

Coralbells

QuestionI planted 3 Coral Bells 2 years ago. They are suppose to have red flowers. They send up plenty of shoots, but they never flower. The flower shoots just witherup and die. The rest of t

what to do with the stella de oras post blooming

QuestionI am thinking that I should cut the stella de ora plants down after they bloom. Could you tell me how much they should be cut? Thank you. AnswerDear Trudy Thank you for your question. Once all

Red Twig Dogwood Pruning

QuestionI am writing this note August, 2009 and live in the Washington DC metro area. Our weather is in the 80s. My RT Dogwoods are leggy and overgrown and have not pruned in over a year. Overall, seem healthy but a

plants under the tree

QuestionWe have a little leaf linden tree in our yard. Weve tried planting a variety of plants under this tree but many have died over the last few years. Is there something about this type of tree that

mexican petunias

QuestionI have blue and pink mexican petunias. Are they suppose to bloom pink flowers. Also are the really perennials. I live in Florida and do landscaping. Some of the house have these plant