Spring Planting of Perennials

QuestionI live in Southeast Michigan in zone 6. Ive seen perennials in 4 inch pots on sale already. Is it safe to plant them outside after I harden them off? AnswerGinny, I am in Nebraska and in growin

anthurium care

Questionhi.. will potting anthuriums in bigger pots yield bigger flowers? thx AnswerHi Flor, Thanx for your question. If your plant has become crowded in the pot this can and does adversely affect the p

disease on various perennials?

QuestionYou appear to be in my area of the country (southern Missouri) so I hope you have seen or heard of my problem. I am zone 7 due to being on the south side of Table Rock Lake. Very rocky, so I grow in containe

planting in mulch

QuestionWhile creating a new garden bed my landscaper planted some perennials (sedum, daylily, vinca) with the roots on top of the soil surrounded by mulch. I questioned this but she said it is an acceptable practic

what to do when your man fern is dead

Questionhey i have 4 man ferns that dont have any ferns growing i was told to pull it out of the ground and cut the bottom and the top off and then replant it ,is this true ?? or is there another way please write ba

female holly bush

QuestionTom, I noticed my female holly bush is not doing well. The leaves are drying out and falling off. Ive had this bush for about 8 years. Is there anything I can do? Thanks, Lisa AnswerHi Lisa, Thanx for

Hydrangeas need company

QuestionWe recently bought a townhouse in the suburbs of Baltimore, MD. When we bought the house, it was bright yellow with faded red shutters and the front garden was adorned with hot pink azaleas and a purple rhod

Summer Perennials

QuestionI live in a small town (Poplar Grove) North of Rockford, IL and Im looking for a summer blooming perennial that requires not to be dug up each year. I just bought some Gladiolus, but found that they re

Mammoth Elephant Ears

Question I purchased 5 Super Mammoth Elephant Ears bulbs and the directions that came with it only say to plant blunt end down. I give up. Which is the blunt end? One end appears to be cut off straight a

forcing tulips

QuestionHi there, Ive read that tulips can be forced indoors, but all of the instructions Ive come across for doing this are aimed at having them bloom for Christmas. Is there a way to grow tulips indoors such that

Jerry Baker Master Gardener

QuestionI would like to know how many people uses Jerry Bakers tonics and what the results are? I am planing to use them on my Perennial Garden this year. I live in Northwest Ohio in Zone 5 I am planning to have

rubekia

QuestionI have lost most of my black eyed susans. I thinned them 2 years ago and, although this should have been the thing to do{they were taking over} they never thickened up again. Also, they have had a fungus the

red rocket crepemyrtle

QuestionI have a red rocket crepemyrtle about 1 foot high. What fertilzer to add for more blooms on my crepe. zone8b. AnswerHi Debbie, Thanx for your question. Some good ole aged cow manure will do just fine.  

Any perennials that bloom year round??

QuestionI am in the low desert--90 miles east of L.A. Any perennials that bloom year round?? (no roses please) AnswerMike--DONT I WISH!!!!! All perennials have their own blooming time. A good resource to fin

Flowers that die on the stem...

QuestionThis season I would like to grow flowers in my planters that do not fall off the stem, such as marigolds. I would like varieties that will bloom throughout the summer. Previously I planted impati

cactus

Questionhi tom i have asked Qs of you b4 so i put perennials instead of cactus. my Q is about a tricausouris (a white flower ) im here in AZ. i saw this cactus for sale @ home depo for 60.00$ my Q when is the best t

hydrangea,s

Questionmy son gave me a hydrangea for easter but now it look like it is dying because the flowers are faded zone 9 AnswerYour fading Hydrangea is fine -- it just needs a r

Can My Potted Bulbs Go Outside Now

QuestionI live in zone 6. We are averaging the 40s in the morning and 50s-60s during the day. I recently planted dahlias, calla lilies, gladiolas and liatris bulbs in flower pots. I currently have

What is this rose called?

QuestionHello there. I live in Ontario Canada. My relatives came here in the mid 1800s from Scotland. I have this rose that is a piece off of one at the old farmstead that was brought over from Sco

Hydrangea Plant

QuestionI bought a home and moved in during the month of August. The Hydrangea Plant in the yard (south side) had beautiful blue blooms. The following year, the plant was huge and gorgeous but no blooms.