Keeping my Hydrangeas Blooming

Question Hello my name is Alex Im in SW Ohio so Im not sure what zone that is. I have a beautiful Hydrangea bush in my front yard that was here when I moved. The first 3yrs or so I had no problem with blooms, last y

perenials, Astilbe, Phlox and Foxglove

QuestionMy little garden is doing just fine, with roses, clematis, grapes, blackberries, strawberries, columbine and other perenials, all blooming -- but for the above three -- Astilbe, no fronds, phlox, tall and he

Canna Problem

QuestionI love the Canna Lily plant. I have quite a few varieties all around my house. The first blooms came out beautiful. But since then, the buds have brown spots on the tips and other areas of the bud just befor

Best Landscape for Fragrance - Zone 7

QuestionPlease tell me what flowering plants you recommend as far as fragrance. Many people pass my house every day, starting early in the morning with the joggers and the speed walkers and then people walking

mexican heather plant

QuestionIs it true that the Mexican Heather Plant keeps mosiquitos away? A lady at one of at nurserys here in my home town said that about a year ago when I bought my first plant and they really seemed to work

Hydrangea Paniculata

QuestionI think I mentioned that I used to be a volunteer on the gardening board. Given so many of the questions were along the lines of why have my tulips not bloomed and how do I get blue hydrangeas, I too welcome

transplanting hollyhaucks

QuestionI live in Iowa. At my grandparents farm they have a lot of hollyhaucks. Can I dig up some small plants and replant them in my yard? Or should I wait to get the seeds and plant them in the f

clamatis or clematis?

QuestionIs it clematis or clamatis or both? I am aware of clematis - I have about 5 of them climbing up various trellis. I saw in the local paper about a lady and her clamatis (but to me it looked like a clematis)

Preserving Calla Lilies

QuestionIm from Tulsa, Oklahoma and I recently received some beautiful calla lilies from a friend. I was wondering if there is any way to dry or otherwise preserve them. Any advice? AnswerI dont suppose

zebra grass/harry lauder health

QuestionHi Tom, I recently had my lawn professionally landscaped and the ends of my Harry Lauder are yellow and dry looking. My zebra grass leaves are 1/2 green but brown and dry at the ends. Is this nor

What causes a black leaf on black eyed susan foilage

QuestionShould the yellow day lillies be dead headedd to get more bloom? AnswerHi Marilyn, Thanx for your question. It sounds like a fungus to me. You didnt say where your lived. In the U.S., many

Stella oro lillies

Question State is Minneosta - zone around the Minneapolis/St. Paul. How do I get my lilles to bloom again. I know that they will bloom again this summer, but Im not sure what I need to do to facilitate t

Cala Lilies, dividing

QuestionI planted calas 3 years ago. One clump is huge and I know it should be split. Can you please tell me when I should split. I live in Maryland, they winter very well without storing the bulb

what could this be

QuestionI have recently moved and in my new garden I have found some new friends which are not mine, they must be the old residents. Could you please tell me what type of plant this is...here we go the plant has la

Oriental Lilies question

QuestionI have ordered some new catalogs of lilies hoping to buy some to plant in our new garden this year. First, I see we cant plant them until the fall because they wont send the order until then. Why is that? In

Alstroemeria

QuestionI just purchased this lovely plant from Lowes here in Missouri. What is the coldest tempt this plant can survive in. I want to plant it in my yard, but if it cant survive the winter, Ill keep it

What type of cala lilie have I planted?

QuestionHello, I purchased and planted a cala lilie 2 years ago and from all appearances it died. Only two leaves (and no blossom) grew and then it whitered away shortly (within a few months). For some reason, I con

chocolate flower smell

QuestionFor a Zone 6 rooftop garden, would you be able to recommend a couple of these? Were mainly looking for a combination of chocolate smell and chocolate color. ------------------------- Followup To Question

Moving lillies

QuestionWhen is the best time to move asiatic lillies and what I call regular white lillies? The asiatics have bloomed and the others are just blooming now. Thanks. AnswerHi George, Thanx for your question.

failing moss phlox

QuestionI have an area of phlox (the groung cover variety)that is thinning and browning. It is 10-15 years old. Is it time to discard it and start fresh or can it be revived? AnswerChristine, I kn