What is wrong with my Azalea ?

QuestionIt was and still is a healthy bush with plenty of buds. A few open up normal and pretty. Most of them dont open without being invested with tiny ants and a white powder around the buds. The

Seed planting

QuestionIs it OK to plant my Purple Cone Flower Seeds this fall instead of waiting till spring? Green Bay, Wisconsin. Thanks for your time. Answer If you want to get a headstart on spring, plant y

Hydrangear fertilizer

QuestionI have several variegated lace cap hydrangeas in my garden that were in bloom when I purchased them. However, they havent bloomed since I brought them home. Is there a specific fertilizer I can use to

Zones?

QuestionJust found this site and I am getting ready to do some major landscaping and planting. So I will probably hae lots of questions for you in the future. Thouhgt I should start with probably the most important

potted azalea..winter handling

Question ------------------------- Followup Question -once planted and mulched, do I cut the branches down to the ground and do I put anything over it..like a box etc. When and how do I activate it in the Spring?

planting Monkey Grass

QuestionTom: I am in zone 8 (piedmont of South Carolina) and have an area along the lip of a ditch fronting my home (about 200 feet)that nothing other than weeds and vines seem to like. Recently I have decided to t

growing lavendar plants

Question I live inland on the costa brava and have a large garden part of which is rockery. We do have frost and sometimes snow in winter and it gets very hot in the summer.Can I take cuttings from old lavendar plan

Cannas

QuestionI live in zone 5. Must I dig cannas up or can I mulch them well. Thanks for your help. Shauna AnswerHi Shauna, Thanx for your question. Dig up your cannas immediately, brush off the excess soil but d

Planting new roses

QuestionWould you have some advice any thoughts regarding the planting right now of tea roses outside in Zone 6? I would like to expand our collection but I cant decide if this is best done in autumn or spring

hardy fuschias

QuestionHere in McMinnville Oregon we are zone 7-8. I would like to accent my shade garden with various fuschias. The shade is from a grove of douglas firs in the back yard. Besides a neutral mulch what else do I ne

herbicide

QuestionWhat herbicide can I use to spray in liriope that will kill those weeds in and around liriope but no hurt the liriope, if there is something? AnswerDonna, Get a product called Grass Be Gone.I believe it is

new garden

QuestionI just bought a home in Chicago Illinois. I LOVE working in the garden, however, I am not very good at it. I want a nice garden (who dosent) but I want simple too. I would like to plant flowering plants that

hostas and peonies

QuestionI live in central Ohio. Should I cut my Hostas and Peonies down for the winter? Thanks AnswerHi Cathy, Thanx for your question. Yes, its time to put perennials to bed for the winter in Central O

weeds inside Daisy plants

QuestionHow is this: I wait until about January or February, when the Daisy plants have died back almost to the ground. Then I cut whats left of their stems to a couple of inches from the ground, dig out the weeds,

clematis paniculata

QuestionDear Long Island Gardener: I have a robust clematis paniculata vine (planted 7 yrs ago) planted up against my chain-link fence in a semi-sheltered but sunny location. It bloomed profusely t

Pruning lantana in Arizona

Question ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ...the lantana pruning. We live in Surprise, Arizona just outside of Phoenix. Hope that helps. Alan -----Question---

Hydrangea/Mophead

QuestionI think my hydrangea is a mophead. Ive been researching for answers on line and found pictures..my blooms are pink,blue,green. We believe its been here since the house. Which would make it

flowers before winter

QuestionWhat do I do with my dried up perennials and annuals dig them up. Cut them back? I am not quit sure what to do and I hate to dig them up if they can come back next year. Thank You for your help Linda Answer

too late to prune?

Questionhi laura, i live in toronto, canada. i believe thats zone 5. my question is about pruning a flowering almond shrub. it bloomed magnificently this spring whereas it did not bloom at all the past two years. i

overwintering canna and calla lillies

QuestionDear LIG: I dug up both my cannas and callas (I usually forget and winter takes its toll) and am storing them in my unheated greenhouse. Now what do I do with them? I live in mid-Michigan