4 Sick Arborvitaes

QuestionMy husband just planted four 7-feet-tall Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) that he purchased cheaply at The Home Depot. They are getting brown in some parts and we fear theyll die (he did the sam

Japanese yew and Dwarf blue spruce

QuestionWe just put in a new planting bed, 3 weeks ago. It includes several Emerald Spreader Japanese Yews and 1 Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce. The foliage is turning brown/yellow and dying on parts of the plants, especia

Magnolia

QuestionI have two healthy bushes that are getting to large for the area they are in. What is the proper time and method to trim these bushes back. AnswerJohn, Magnolias can be pruned back anytime after they finis

evergreen bush problem

QuestionQUESTION: I have 29 evergreens (type I am not sure of) they are 28 years old and only recently have become brown on the bottoms next to my neighbors property. i was wondering what could cause this, i k

Dying Athea Tree

QuestionI have a twenty year old althea tree that I planted as a young shrub. It now stands over twelve feet high. It has suddenly started dying. It was in full bloom and still a sparse blooms but the br

Meyer lemon problems

QuestionI have a Meyer lemon in a large pot. Its a standard and approximately eight years old. It has fruited and at times is covered in flowers. At the moment its winter here and temperatures can drop to -7c. Last

Rubber tree outside

QuestionHi, I recently moved a large potted rubber tree to an outside location to use as a live privacy screen. Was told by water dept that the root system will grow to destroy sewer line and that I would have to pa

transplanting shrubs

QuestionI would like to transplant some blue rug junipers and a crape myrtle tree (both about 2 years old) and want to know the best time to do this. I live in the Atlanta, GA area and both of these plants are too b

PJM Rhodo suddenly dying

QuestionOne of my PJM Rhododendrons appears to be dying quite suddenly. The leaves have all curled up. It is still mostly green, a few yellowing leaves on the bottom. This happened almost overnight

spider mite infestation:dwarf spruce tree

Questioni recently got a small dwarf spruce tree (about the size of a toddler) and when i got it the needles on the bottom were brown before buying it i asked the lady at the counter about that and she said that i t

Lack of blooms on hibiscus and orleanders

QuestionI have beautiful green mature orleanders and hibiscus in my Florida yard, but annually there is a shortage of blooming flowers on them, especially with the orleanders, not nearly so with the hibiscus, though

Transplant Lilly Pilly

QuestionWe have 2 lilly pilly shrubs about 2metres high in semi-shade that we would like to transplant to a full sun position. We have sandy coastal soil. How can we make sure that the plants survive the

Barberry die back

QuestionI live in rural (western) NJ and have two red/variegated barberry shrubs (about 10 years old). Both were doing well, now one has extreme die back in several places. There is irregular light brown spott

shamrock inkberry shrubs

QuestionI have two shamrock inkberrys, within the past month the leaves are turning bronze/dark brown and die. I have cut more than half of the dead shrub on one plant. The other one is affected also. &n

Green hydrangea flowers?

QuestionI got an hydrangea plant for my birthday last month. The flowers were blue, but after I planted it they turned green? I think I had it in a bad spot. I just moved it to a sunnier spot (not

Texas Sage

QuestionWe have a row of 12 Texas Sage that are almost 6 years old. One of the end shrubs just up and died (lost leaves and became a stick). A couple of others are not looking well. They are watered by sprinkler sys

Gardenia Shrub/Trees

QuestionDear Ed, I have two wonderful Gardenia Trees in my back yard. They are Gardenia Veitchi that I have had three years. They are in very large pots on a drip system and get a bumper crop of blooms

Paulownia saplings with brown spotted leaves turning yellow then falling off

QuestionHi Edward, I just asked this at another area (Trees) and I believe the question went to someone else. I had searched for paulownia here and it found nothing! Yet I managed to find this page http:

Hershey Red azaleas

QuestionMy mother lives in Meridian, Mississippi and has several beds of Hershey reds planted approximately 20 years ago; she needs to replace several plants and cannot locate them in nurseries in the southeast. &nb

Crape Myrtle not blooming

QuestionPlanted a lovely Cape Myrtle shrub in June 06 and it was gorgeous all summer and fall. It gets full sun and the leaves appear to be very healthy. It is now the end of July 07 and not a flower or bud in sight