THANKS FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE...

QuestionTHANKS FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE THE OTHER DAY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD NOT BE CUT DOWN TO THE GROUND IN THE FALL? 1. SWAMP MILKWEED 2. BEE BALM MONARDA.  

PLANTING IN S.C.

QuestionI WISH TO PUT IN PERENNIALS THIS FALL. I LIVE IN NORTHERN SOUTH CAROILNA. THE SOIL HERE IS MORE CLAY THAN DIRT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FLOWERS WHICH BEAR PURPLE AND BLUE FLOWERS AND ALSO ATTR

dividing rhododendrons and planting with blueberries

QuestionI live in Alexandria Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. I have a very small yard that I am thinking of how to landscape. There is an old and very large Rhodendron out front. I bought the

pokeweed

QuestionThis spring we had a plant start growing in our garden and just yesterday found out that it might be a perennial pokeweed. What info do you have on this plant? Does it need sun or shade? Ri

Good Aug to Oct perennials

QuestionHi Tom: Ive asked you a question here once about transplanting hydrangeas. New questions for ya. Im in Zone 6 on the southern coast of Massachusetts. I have a nice summer garden that gets thick and g

Tender hybiscus

QuestionI have been given 3 hybiscus that a friend did not want to winter over. They are in pots. I know absolutly nothing about how to care for these plants. Do they stop blooming, loose their lea

transplanting clematis

QuestionWe are moving to the Frankfort, Kentucky area in November - yeah! :) - and I would like to bring my sweet autumn clematis and other hybrid clematis with me. Can I just cut them back, and keep the

hibiscus maintainance

QuestionHi Laura: Im a fellow Allexperts.com volunteer (Sleep Aapnea) who needs an expert! My wife and I bought our first potted hibiscus this spring and we need to know how to winter it. We live in Chi

Clematis Bush

QuestionWe planted a clematis bush this spring, and it has done very well and bloomed late summer, and has even spread. My question is do I just mulch it or prune it back, or wait until spring and prune it the

Lemon Grass

QuestionI have two large lemon grass plants. I live in Indianapolis. Do you know if lemon grass is hardy enough to survive winter here? When I purchased it, I was told that it was a perennial. However, a couple of o

Getting started on a weed free bed

QuestionHi Laura.thx for your time....going to make a bed ..1oft by 50ftwhats the best way to go about it so i have a few weeds as possible?...black plastic? weed cloth?...have nothing there now but grass..wou

Trees & Mulch

QuestionActually I think they are looking for materials to build a nest rather than looking for food. Thanks for the tip though. Joe ------------------------- Followup To Question - Hi, I am having troub

ailing plant

QuestionI live in Portland, Oregon. I have a rich pink Dipladenia. It thrived during the spring and summer. I brought it inside when we had some early cold nights. All of the leaves have turned yellow and are fallin

Planting in January

QuestionI want to replace some perennials that died, and Id like to know if its still possible to plant flowers (such as Pansies) in January? Ususally theyre palnted during the fall. Although I live in

Dividing Miscanthus Silberfeder and Canna

QuestionHello Laura, I live in northern TX and have an abundance of these two plants on my property. Each fall, I cut them back as far as I can, which is the state they are presently in. The clumps have

Hibiscus Flowers

QuestionI have a hibiscus plant in a 5-gallon container. I cut it back over 3 yrs ago and have not had a flower since then. I have fresh green growth and plant looks healthy. It gets partial sun an

Unknown flower

QuestionI was recently given a plant out of my daughters garden. The house was owned by a German couple that came to New Zealand after the war and developed a large garden, which included flower beds, vegetable g

Iris water plants

QuestionI have a small fish pond and planted Iris in it. My question is. can I remove then and plant them in my flower garden? I also want ifo on how to plant anc care for them. Thanks AnswerHi Ji

White bird of Paradise

QuestionI recently purchased a white bird of paradise and im trying to grow it in san jose, CA. I am worried that it might die since it gets pretty cold here during winter. Also, i know to not overwater it so i just

Dianthus

QuestionIn the 1960s my mother grew small red flowers in a planter box outside our front door. All the flowers were red, I would describe as a carnation red. She called them pinks and they were double blooms, about