LIMELIGHT HYDRANGA

Question I HAVE 3 LIMELIGHT HYDRANGAS. THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL UNTIL JUST BEFORE THEY BLOOM THEN THE LEAVES TURN YELLOW AND FALL OFF. IVE HAD THEM FOR 3 YRS. AND THEY DO THIS EVERY YR. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? Answ

Cuttings from Manhattan Euonymus

QuestionI have a boatload of cuttings from Manhattan Euonymus that I brought to Va. from New Jersey in early July. They are all currently in water and seem to be doing fine for the last 11 days. Some are

Peking Cotoneaster

QuestionHi, I was wondering if you could provide me with some information in reference to my Peking Cotoneaster which I planted this May. I live in Montreal, Canada. I planted a row of them to

butterfly busches

Questioniam just starting to grow these busches and want to know if i can plant them now or wait till spring. thanks AnswerHi Robert You can certainly plant them now - just make sure that you water them regularl

arborvities

QuestionAnother question...Will arborvities survive in the shade underneath larger trees? AnswerHi again Arborivitea (which is what I think you mean) are conifers and grow very large (20+ feet). In shade the

sweet broom

QuestionI purchased three sweet brooms which were blooming beautifully at the time I purchased them in their pots. It has been two years since Ive planted them and none have bloomed since. They are spect

privacy evergreen tree/bush??

QuestionI would like to put some privacy greenery along my property line...not sure what to use...Ive looked at arborvitea but not sure what is involved in keeping them looking nice, such as pruning and the average

Shrub/Grass

QuestionHello! Im in the Chicago area. Were planting several shrubs around the perimeter of our yard. My husband wants to pull the grass about 2 feet around each bush to mulch. I heard its easier to leave the

Althea

QuestionQUESTION: What colors do the double blooming varieties come in? I have purchased the purple and red varieties but I have a single white with the red center that has both single white and double white b

replanting

QuestionLast month I planted a Raspberry crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia Indica), which just started to bloom & is doing wonderful, unfortunately, I planted it on septic tank lines & now I will need to relocate it.  

Oleander

QuestionWe have an Oleander bush that is doing quite well, growing, expanding, but it has NO blooms. Has had 2 small blooms all summer, thats it. It had aphids about 6 weeks ago, and we sprayed it and put Syst

shrub disease

QuestionI have pine like shrub. The type that has branches that are then shaped into balls. The problem is that it seems to have some sort of fungus. The branches seem to have a blackened coating on them which seems

Butterfly bush care

QuestionQUESTION: My butterfly bushes are getting yellow leaves at the bottom. What do I do? ANSWER: Hello Dawn Thank you for your question. I need more information in order to consider this one more fully

Hedging disease?

QuestionI have a Laurel hedge that I cut in July its leaves are now curling and going brown can you help? AnswerHello Graham Thank you for your question. I think the problem here is that you pruned at the wrong t

techny arborvitae

Question I have 8 six foot tall techny arborviitae planted at the back of my lot. They are planted about six feet apart in partial shade. I was wondering how wide do they get when they are mature? Looking on the int

Limelight Hydrangea

QuestionI have a Limelight hydrangea shrub that was planted June 18,2009. The shrub is flowering and appears to be growing, but the leaves are turning yellow. What is causing this problem? th

deer eating my newly planted forsythias

QuestionFirst off, thank you for taking my question and I hope you can help. I planted some new forsythia shrubs in the front of my yard and they are in their second year and they are still quite small. The deer see

Crepe Myrtles

QuestionWhen is the right time to plant Crepe Myrtles and will it tolerate clay soil... which is the redest....Dynamite or Red Rocket? Thanks, AnswerHello Minnie Thank you for your question. A plant supplied in

no blooms on crepe mrytle

QuestionWe planted a crepe last spring (it was just a tiny switch) the first season we got flowers, this is the 2nd year although the tree (red dynamite) is growing strong and beatiful there was no flowers. We

Variegated Pieris

Question Variegated Pieris zone I bought and planted a variegated pieris 5/17/09 according to instructions. It gets early morning sun x2-3 hours and late afternoon sun x 2-4 hours. It is not doing well a