windbreak

QuestionI need to plant two windbreaks. One will run directly alongside an established asphalt driveway and will sit between my home and a neighbors. The most narrow point between the two properties is a

Weeping Higan Cherry--Wilting leaves

QuestionHELP!! I am a terrible gardener, but I try hard! Two years ago, I planted a Crepe Myrtle, thinking it would survive well because they are indigenous to the Brazos Valley (Texas), where I live. It died.

Dying Blue Spruces

QuestionI live in Bucks County Pa, and had two 15 year old blue spruces that always did well, they were close together (about 6 ft apart). We transplanted one of them May (2006) to about 65 ft away. We m

Problem with Forsythia

QuestionI have a forsythia shrub that is about 5 years old. I live outside of Philadelphia pa and the plant is planted in close proximity to the woods around our house as well as our fence. The soil is mostly

Trees killing my plants?

QuestionHi, I had a landscape architect design and complete my landscaping, It has been three years since and I noticed one area that never seems to do well, on the other side of my fence there is a maple or oak tr

Wintergreen Boxwood damage

QuestionI have 30 wintergreen boxwoods outlining our property. We planted them last year and over the winter I believe some of them were damaged from salt. A couple we have completely lost, some are perf

Leyland Cypress Issue

QuestionGood morning. I live in Maryland and have 7 Leyland Cypress trees in my front yard. Recently one of them has been turning brownish yellow beginning at the top and spreading down. They are about 5 years old,

Leyland Cypress

QuestionWe have a wall of Leyland Cypress and I noticed some are getting brown spots and not very looking good. There are no visible cankers,just very brown parts of the tree. Any suggestions on stopping what ever i

HELP-Emerald Green Arbivitae Dying

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Cumming-GA and I planted 9 Emerald Green Arbivatae around mid April 2007. Five of them started getting yellow and now are light brown. The others that were looking very good started

Trimming hemlocks

QuestionHello Edward, I planted hemlocks (shrub grade) as a property line fence about 40+ years ago. When they were planted they were only about 2 feet high. They grew to be great looking and I kept the

Globe Dwarf Spruce

QuestionHi, I have a Question for you. We recently (yesterday) baught a Colorado Globe Dwarf Spurce. And we want to know what the difference between this tree, and a Normal Dwarf globe tree is. Is ours going t

hydrengas, the care of

QuestionI recently planted two hydrenga shrubs. What is the best way to remove the dead heads?I live in Illinois. Also I have 2 very large lilacs that no longer bloom. What do you suggest? AnswerDiane, The followi

snowball bush not growing

QuestionI bought a snowball bush and planted it 3 seasons ago. It has bloomed the last 2 years but it is not growing up or out, it has just stayed the same size. Should I be pruning it to make it grow th

Weeping Higan Cherry Tree Wilting

QuestionHi Edward, I have just read your answer to http://en.allexperts.com/q/Shrubs-735/Weeping-Higan-Cherry-Wilting.htm I have the very same problem. I have a weeping cherry in a pretty well drained loca

Holly

QuestionWe have several Holly shrubs in the front of our house that have struggled for the last eight or so years. They seem to be losing all of their leaves almost like something is eating them. I live in Southeast

dying plants

QuestionI was on a long trip for 3 months and so i had put the moderately size potted azalea japonica in shade and had no option of watering it so i had kept a damp cloth around the base of the plant so that i

Oil spray on arbovites

QuestionMy landscaper wants to put an oil spray on our arborvitae. He also wants to spray all of our shrubs with an oil spray to kill insects. I know there is an oil spray for the insects, but is there

apple tree

QuestionQUESTION: we lost our del. apple tree due to the october storm here in wrstern n.y.. there is a new shoot coming up . will this be a tree? ANSWER: Pat, Yes, the water sproutthat you see will eventual

holly tree

QuestionMy neighbor has a very tall holly tree with big double trunk. Beautiful in the winter. A Hugh portion of one trunk extends over into my yard. It looks like the tree has about 45% yellow lea

transplant now

QuestionI need to transplant 2 mature burn bushes. Will they survive? I am in the Catskills and we had a very late spring but the bushes are in bloom AnswerTerri, I would recommend waiting until the late fall if y