rocks as weed stoppers

QuestionI want to fill my flower bed with decorative stones to stop the weeds. I do have plastic down and I mulch every year but I still get weeds. Can I stop the weeds by laying a layer of stones.

Crepe Myrtle

QuestionWe planted our Crepe Myrtle near our garage about 4 years ago and now we realize it needs to be moved. Wed like to transplant it into an open area so it can grow in a more suitable site. When and

moving perenials in zone 4

QuestionI have moved a few blocks away from a house that I am selling and would like to move a few perennials. I this too late in the fall to move them? AnswerHi Melissa, Thanx for your question. It is a bit

winter preparation..perennials

QuestionIm in zone 5..how do I prepare YELLOW ARCHANGEL and JAPANESE SPURGE for winter. Do I cut them down to the ground or what. Thank you. AnswerRobert, Im in zone 5 also--and I have both those plants. &nb

large white calla

QuestionIm in zone 7 and have a very large white calla (AETHIOPICA) in a 15 square pot that has been green and growing for 3 years. This past winter in my small greenhouse it bloomed all winter, and has spent

help! annual or per. mums?

Questionhello and thank you. I always thought mums were perennials. now, after ive spent lots of money, ive heard some mums are annuals and some are perennials. is this true? is there some place I can look and deter

Perennial hibiscus

QuestionLive in Huntington, L.I. My husband wants to cut back his hibiscus -would this damage it or help it. He also thinks he can divide it into two plants. What do you think? AnswerYour Hibiscus

Moving Tiger Lilies to a new home

QuestionWe are going to be moving to a new home and want to take some of our flowers with us. We are in the Hudson Valley in NYS. How do we split them? And when do we put them in the ground at the new pl

Winterizing a Peony Bush

QuestionI purchased this plant, (by accident) in the spring, and I need to know how to winterize it? I live just off the ocean but in Alaska, so the winters do get below zero, but they dont stay zero for long,

clay soil & perennials

QuestionHi I have clay soil and want to plant/ plan perennial garden beds most imporant atm is my front yard I currently have in my front garden the following newbie plants 2 hostas 1 Lavendar 1 Mum-red 2 asters 2

Lily Red Carpet

QuestionOne other question which I hope you can answer as Im about to dig it up. Planted it in the summer this year in bloom it has now gone brown and looks it didnt quite make it. Any suggestions?  

spirea

Questionevery fall i used to cut my spirea back to about 9 to make sure i a great spring bloom. (sometimes i cut them back less drastically in mid-season to get another bloom.) im inclined not to cut them back this

Hardy Mums

QuestionTom, I have 5 great looking H.MUMS. [bought them] I would like to propagate from these. How and when should I try my hand at this ? You have 17 years I have 6 weeks, dont laugh I am just trying as a beginner

Canadian Pot Mum

QuestionI just received a Canadian pot mum and am wondering if it can be planted outside and will it come back next year. I live in Maryland. The tag in the pot doesnt say anything around it being a pere

Pruning a Hydrangea Tree

QuestionFirst let me state that I know NOTHING about gardening. My husband and I bought our house 5 years ago and every tree, bush or flower on the property came with it and since I know so little about the care of

Pruning Lantana in Southern California

QuestionI am about to have Lantana planted from flats on two slopes. One slope will have the red-yellow Radiation, while the other will have the purple Lantana. I am told that the Lantana from the flats

PAMPUS GRASS

QuestionIn the center of a 5/8 flower garden I planted Pampus Grass and was happy with it here in Rhode Island. My questions are; Here in zone 5 is this plant considered a PERENNIAL, or an ANNUAL? Also, even though

lirope

QuestionSaw where you were looking to grow lirope from seed two years ago. did you have good luck? I have a verbal lead on a HUGE order for this as divisions to be potted up into pints for a big complex

bleeding hearts

QuestionI live in Ohio. When is the best time of year to move a bleeding heart plant? AnswerCheryl, Fall is the best time. I suggest early fall depending on your growing zone. If youve had a fros

honeysuckle and clematis

QuestionThis fall I am planning to cut my honeysuckle bush to about 6 off the ground...it is growing profusly...I would like to do the same with my clematis since I dont like the bare bottom branches in the summer..