Buddleja

QuestionQUESTION: how an when do i transfer my Buddlejas to my new garden. ANSWER: Dear Tracy Thank you for your question. I need a bit of information from you before I can fully answer your question: You say yo

BURNING BUSHES ARE DYING!!

QuestionMy husband planted 7 Burning Bushes in our front yard approximately two months ago in May (2009). At first they seem to be doing fine with healthy green leaves...then about a month ago, 5 of them have

Hydrangia

QuestionI bought an Endless Summer Hydrangia about a month ago. It was full of large blueish flowers. It is about 4 ft. tall and in a 2 gal. pot and I wasnt going to remove it till next spring but the bl

Evergreen pine pruning

QuestionI have a larger, well established, evergreen pine 6 - 8 feet tall by 6 feet wide. I was wondering if it would hurt the plant if I trimmed all the bottom branches to make space and light for ground cover plan

crepe mrytle

QuestionIs there a difference between a crepe mrytle bush & a crepe mrytle tree? If so, what? Thank you AnswerHello Linda Thank you for your question. The difference tends to be a matter of height and form. A b

Buddleias (Davidii not included in question) - do they spread ?

QuestionDear Gill, Do you know if Buddleia x weyeriana Golden Glow, Buddleia Salviafolia and Buddleja lindleyana are self seeding and able to propagate themselves? Many thanks, Juliette AnswerHello Juliett

hydranga

Questionmy hydrangea hardly flowered this year. the plant is 3 years old. I cut it back a lot last year and it grew large this year but with only about 8 flowers. why is that? AnswerHello Peggy T

Lemon Cypress Shrub Trimming

QuestionWhen is the best time of year to trim Lemon Cypress Shrubs? Mine are growing over the sidewalk and need to be trimmed. How much can you cut them back and not do any harm? I live in southern Indiana in the mi

Pruning crepe myrtles

QuestionWe have a crepe myrtle that is getting really tall, but is also growing out at the bottom. My husband said he would like to get rid of the lower branches to let it continue to grow up. What is the best way a

Privet stopped growing

QuestionI have a privet hedge thats about 50 years old and borders three sides of our garden. Its about 70 metres long and 1 metre wide. It grows in well draining chalky soil in the south of England. I trim it twice

Can I use pruning reciprocating saw blade to prune shrubs

QuestionHello, I just bought a reciprocating saw and was wondering if installed a pruning blade, Can I use that saw to prune shrubs ? I intend to shape the shrubs round, cut the newly sprouts off. Also, i tried with

snowball viburnum

QuestionWhen and how should I prune my snowball viburnum in order to insure the most blooms in the spring? Does it bloom on new wood? AnswerHello Virginia Thank you for your question. This particular viburn

transplanting yew/ evergreen shrub

QuestionI tried to save what I believe is a yew shrub 3x3 that a neighbor had pulled out and was going to throw away. I planted it in well drained top soil southeast corner of my home and watered frequently. &

Veriegated Caryopteris

QuestionI have a caryopteris divaricata which has grown far too large for the space its in. Can it be divided? If so, when. I live in an area which has quite cold winters (zone 5 to 6). We frequent

yellow smoke bush

QuestionQUESTION: This is the second season for my yellow smoke bush in full sun till late afternoon. It tripled in size this season and all of a sudden the leaves in the middle of the plant began turning colo

hydrangeas

QuestionQUESTION: My hydrangeas this year did not flower and the leaves were yellowish and curled. The edges were brown and very brittle. I read where they may have fertizer burn which is possible becaus

overwintering Gardinias

QuestionQUESTION: I live in zone 6 and would like to save the nice Gardenia I got as a present. Advise, what do I do ?? ANSWER: Hello Jack Thank you for your question. Gardenias are tender plants and wont survive

Althea Bush

QuestionIve alwaysed love the Althea Bushes ever since my grandmother planted hers. This weekend I bought 2 of them for our home. I wanted to plant them on the front corners of our house would this be ok

damaged arbs

Question5 of my 15 tall arbs are damaged due to lack of water. Well problems...long story. They are sparser looking and beginning to turn brown. There is still some green. Im watering them da

transplanting evergreen bushes

QuestionI have several 4 x 4 evergreen bushes that i would like to dig up and transplant to another area of the yard. What would be the easiest way to dig them up and what time of year would be the best time to do t