orientalpoppies

Question how can I grow poppies from the pods of seeds that have collected from the centers of my poppies. I let them dry on the plants and have them in a box and would like to sow them? AnswerHi

lantanas

QuestionHey: Thanks for the tips, but about the misting thing in the morning and at night - I am a little leary of doing this as my greenhouse by evening, after dinner, say, is pretty wet already - like the containe

Clematis wilt

QuestionHi Laura, I have a clematis plant that appears to be suffering from clematis wilt. Over the course of about a week, an entire stem turned black and collapsed. Can you recommend a fungicide to he

hypericum bush yellow flowers

QuestionI got beautiful yellow flowers on my bushes for the last 3 years. This year nothing. Could it be that theres more shade, that I didnt prune back until late, late spring, or that we had such a col

astilbes

Question I have a couple of astilbes that I set out several weeks ago.They looked beautiful in the nursery but shortly after they were in the ground the blooms turned brown & the leaves turned brown around the edges

helianthus

QuestionHi Tom -- I just bought what I was told was a variegated foliage sunflower...I bought it at a local farmers market, so there is no official description. I cant find it in any of my gardening books -- i

ragosa rose

QuestionI live in a zone 5 climate. Will the ragosa rose survive here? Are there any pest problems associated with this plant? Is full sun ok? Thanks Answer It really should be ok in your zone. This ye

Gladiolus & Day Lillies

QuestionI have probably 100 daylillies and dozens of gladiolus that I will need to move soon. When would be the best time to do it, and would it be possible to store them a little while before setting them out

getting wisteria to bloom

QuestionHello. We live in Northern Indiana, 30 miles south of the Michigan state line. I have a wisteria vine that I planted 7 years ago. It has never bloomed. Can you help me? Do I need two plants

What to do

QuestionI live in Illinois near Chicago. My soil is not good, mostly clay, almost everything I plant dies. I also am not really good at maintaiing plants. My question: is there a low maintenance perennial that will

buying bulk seeds

QuestionI am organizing a small reunion for August 2005. I would like to put a pkg. of perennial seeds in each gift bag. Should I buy a bulk amount of seeds? How many grams will I need to make 30 small individual pk

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Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I have written before, and was told that coffee grounds are not a good source of acidity for acid loving shrubs (azaleas) but cannot remember why. A

Planting in the garden in winter!

QuestionHi I dont know if this is a bit of a blond question, but can you plant winter flowering clematis and winter flowering heather in the garden in the winter or is it likely to die? I would prefer to plant it in

Pruning Butterfly Bushes

QuestionHi Laura, I am living in a beautiful little bungalow in Hillsborough, North Carolina and was lucky enough to unearth some of the work of a previous gardener who lived here. Among other things she plant

Portulaca (moss Rose)

QuestionAs the Portulacas are blooming, what should be done with them-Dose one need to dead-head or leave them alone, and what can be done when they get to the point that mine are-have bloomed beautifully, but now l

Blooming Perennials for August Planting

QuestionI am having more than 100 guests over for a picnic in less than 2 weeks (September 4) and would like to add some bright color along my long, curvy, uphill driveway. Currently I have some young, small Blue Po

growing Dianthus

Questionall the flowers bloomed and have died but there seem to be few flowers blooming, do I need to pick off the old blooms or will they reseed themselves? How can I plant from seed? AnswerHi Loretta,

Growing Bouganvillas

QuestionHi. I just planted a small Bouganvilla, in full sun, in Phoenix, Az. I would like to know how much to water it until it gets established? Should I use Miracle Gro? I know they do not like much water after es

Foxgloves winterize

QuestionLive in south eastern part of Pennsylvania. near Philadelphia,PA. To protect my fox gloves plants, is there anything special I should do to protect the plant from the winter weather? thanks. AnswerHi

When to transplant roses

QuestionWe have six rose plants along the west side of our house that are shaded during the morning hours. Wed like to transplant them all into a new garden spot in the backyard that will get sun for the bette