Globe Bush

Question Globe Bush Hi, I live in Alaska and our extreme snowy winter this year destroyed some of our spruce globes, they are 10 years old about 3ft. around. the branches are exposed in the middle where

japanese andromeda

QuestionI am in southern New York State. Very rich, acidic soil, due to many trees and leaves for years. My property is also at the bottom of several hills, so there is plenty of ground water. I have a very large a

Pruning dead branches from holly bush and azaleas

QuestionHello Gill, Thanks for reading my question. I just bought a house, am a beginner gardener and find it immensely enjoyable! I have 2 large holly bushes (prob male & female). I can see they are bo

Weigela Wine & Roses

QuestionThanks for taking my question. I live in Kingman, Kansas (zone 6b), which is located in the South Central part of the state. I have sandy loam soil that drains extremely fast, and we often experi

Transplant burning bush

QuestionI live in west central Ohio, with burning bushes that are about 8 years old, and have been trimmed regularly. They are about 3-4 feet wide/tall. One died, and I would like to transplant one from

watering

QuestionHow iften to water texas sage,they were planted about 6 weeks ago. we live in mesa az AnswerHello Ken The answer is - in the first growing season, every day in the evening when its cooler and t

Border Shrub

QuestionOur home is in the United States - Nevada. We have a desert climate - over 100 degrees in the summer - little or no rain. We are trying to create a hedge-type effect between our backyard and our

viburnum, leaf browning

Question viburnum hello I have a newly planted Viburnum (not sure the variety, but I can found out if that would help) Purchased from a reputable nursery and has been in the ground about 1 month. The so

Weigela Wine & Roses scorching

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I live in SC Kansas (zone 6b). I planted six one gallon Weigela Wine & Roses shrubs this past April. I planted them with no problems, and they have been looking great and growing well. In fact

Falling lemons

QuestionI have a Meyer lemon about 10 years old and about 10 feet tall. It produces lots of good fruit. This summer, a lot of lemons have been falling from the tree. The fruit is good and not over ripe. It has never

sun, heat, & drought tolerant shrubs for zone 6b

QuestionThanks for taking my question, Gill. I live in south central Kansas, and I have an area on the south side of my house where I currently have a row of Wine & Roses Weigelas planted. I planted them

trumpet vine

Questionwhen we bought our house last year, there was a trumpet vine growing against the house. we thought we dug it all out, but it keeps growing back and multiplying. how do we get rid of this problem plant? Answ

transplanting holly suckers

QuestionI cut down some old holly from around the house and there are suckers coming up, can I transplant them els where? And how would I go about it? Also how do I kill off the what is left so they quit growing suc

Transplanting Buxus

QuestionHello, I planted a Buxus hedge at my garden in Bavaria, Germany, 11 years ago and have let it grow so that it is now approximately 1 1/2 meters high. I am interested in transplanting it to another pers

transplanting yew

QuestionI am in Michigan, Lansing area, weather has been unseasonably warm (30 degrees or higher), I dont know the type of soil, but I want to transplant a small yew. What is the best time of year to do this? Answe

taxus yews

Questionwhat kind of fertilizer shoud I use on my taxus yews,when and how much? thanks AnswerHello Clifford If these are established plants in the ground, they shouldnt need to be fertilized. However if they

burning bush

QuestionHowdy guys need to know if it is possible to split the root on these plants and still get them to grow. Thank you AnswerHi Lee Oookaay - Depending on how big the root ball is - yes, you could possibl

Rhododendron

QuestionI believe that deer are eating the leaves off our shrub (every day there are fewer leaves and there are plenty of deer in the area). Will the leaves grow back? I live in sw Ohio. We are having an espec

Shrub pictures

QuestionBUSH Leaf QUESTION: Hi Gill, I just sent 2 pictures to you regarding my mystery shrub - here are the last two pictures I mentioned. I hope these 4 pictures, in total, help to identify it.

Shrub Question

QuestionI have a new planted Damianita Chrysactinia Mexicana shrub. (I live in Phoenix AZ). Im trying to figure out how to care for it - it was planted today and is rather small. Normally, it does