green mountain boxwood

QuestionWe are planing on planting some boxxwoods around our raised foundation. Are the shrubs suited for that type of use, also are green mountain boxwoods considered evergreens? Do they keep their foilage yearroun

rooting shrubs

QuestionHello: I wonder if it is possible to use rooting powder in order to start a new plant from an existing dwarf burning bush. I had two shrubs ..quite young..and one died so, I would start a new shrub from the

cape jasmines dying

Questioni planted 7 cape jasmine in a row about 3-4 apart from trimmings off another c.g.. they all grew into large beautiful bushes. then one on the end started to look sick and died. well it was not long the next

Pittosporum

QuestionI have a very tall pittosporum (approx. 15 ft) which needs to be pruned. We went in an cut out all the dead wood in the middle, but wanted advice (or direction) on how to prune the sides. Ideally

Nandina domestica

QuestionHi! this question is about the heavenly bamboo plant. We have about 3 shrubs by our fence (we bought a new house and these were already present). Is there any information on whether this bush i

Identification of trees in hedge

QuestionHi, I am trying to identify what looks like a maple (it has redish tinged key clusters)and used as a hedge. The individual trees apparently grow 10 - 12 high, with sparse leafing below about 4. The trunks

boxwood

QuestionI had 7 10 English Boxwood planted around the brick walkway to my front door. They are in morning shade and afternoon sun, all except 2 that are in all day shade. They were planted in April of

Carol Mackie Tree

QuestionI live in Northeastern Wisconsin and picked up a Carol Mackie tree at a local nursery that had split. Its doing great now, but Im very concerned with how cold its getting just how hardy this plant is.

Will a landscaper want my shrubs?

QuestionHello! I just purchased a home, and it has five lovely boxwoods along the foundation. They are large and healthy, but I cant tolerate the smell of them! I dont want to kill them, so I wondered if anyone woul

crepe myrtle and Butterfly bush

QuestionWe live in Raleigh, NC and have an established crepe myrtle and are putting in 5 more. When can we shape the older one and should we plant the others first and wait a while to shape them or can we do i

hedge trimming/trimmers

QuestionHi: Not sure this falls under your expertise. I have about 90 feet of ten foot high cedar hedge, and another 30 feet of eight foot high cedar hedge. My 16 black and decker hedge trimmer died at

nuisance tree

QuestionThis is more of an anti shrub question, but I hope you can help. I live in central OK, and have a tree (I think its a white mulberry) that keeps trying to grow through my fence and will eventually damage it?

WISTERIA

QuestionHi Larry, I have a 4 year old Wisteria growing against a wall. It did very well last year and reached about 12 feet high with plenty of greenery but no flowers yet. I have read several articles regardi

How and when to prune a hydrangea?

QuestionHow and when to prune a hydrangea? Got one that is just starting to bud up and it needs pruning, is now the time. I was told spring, last year when I asked some one. If yes than how do I go about this. &

English Boxwood Decline

QuestionVito, I have an English Boxwood in my front yard that has a problem. The leaves are beggining to yellow and die. This condition has spread to about 1/2 of the plant. Ive looked on the

Crepe Myrtle covered with Spanish moss and in need of pruning

QuestionWe have a very old Crepe Myrtle in our back yard in Jacksonville FL which was grafted into a tree many years ago. We have owned the property since 1990, and is has never been trimmed or pruned during t

azalea chlorosis

QuestionI have varying kinds of azaleas in my yard.....all planted in good draining sandy loam soil in the Central Valley of California. All have been doing well except that some have developed severe chlorosis and

Making a Hydrangia tree

QuestionI live in zone 5. About 18mo ago I planted a PeeGee hydrangia. I want to make it into a tree. How do I prune it so it will grow into a tree? Should I stake or support the main stems to grow straight un

Trees seem to be dying

QuestionLast spring we planted a row 25 golden biota 6 arborvitae-type evergreens, replacing others which had been there for about 3 years but had lost most of their green growth. However, others in the same row, pl

Privacy plants/trees/bushes

QuestionWhat is the fastest growing, least expensive, lowest maintenance plant that would provide the greatest privacy? I would like to line my entire property with somewhat of a variety of bushes and plants-