Gardenias

QuestionI live in Maldives (south of Perth) and have three gardenias in my front garden. They are about to flower even though the plants are pretty paultry. They have yellowing leaves and not much

white substance on med.palm fronds

Questionwe have a white powdery substance on some of our Mediterranean palms. What is it and how do I get rid of it? I can wipe it off with my fingers. The middle new leaves seem very covered and are dead. An

emerald green aborviteies

Question trees I have 8 trees and usually I make sure I shake off any snow so they dont split or break. But recently we got an unusual 30in. of snow and I couldnt get back to the trees. Some have already split and o

Berry bushes in Hawaii

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, CoachDave, What kind of berry bushes would be okay to grow in Hawaii? I dont know much about gardening but am interested in growing berries in a large pot. My backyard gets the sun

yaupon shrubs

Questioni recently saw some yaupon hollies at a nursery and was wondering if they would make good shrubs to edge a walkway. i read that they get really tall and am wondering if they can be trimmed to stay small? An

Lilacs

QuestionI just moved into a house that had lilac bushes already planted, They are huge. When do you think mine will start blooming? I live in a small town in Pennsylvania right outside of Pittsburgh. The previous ow

Arborvitaes (?)

QuestionMy beautiful Arborvitaes are dying because of something my neighbor has put on them. What could he have done to kill my plants? AnswerDear Sharon, Im Coach Dave and I work for The Home Depot. I deal

Gardenia bush

QuestionI live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, want to have a gardenia bush or plant, for the outside of my house. I have bought store bought plants and they usually die within a month. I have many other plants insi

Gumbolimbo & climber

QuestionHi Dave, Theres an 11-ft-tall gumbolimbo in my backyard. If I plant a flowering vine beside it to climb up the gumbolimbo would it hurt the tree? Which would be the best way to go about it? Thanks in advan

Bush ID please, no photograph

Questionhi. I live in Alabama, in zone 7-8. My neighbor has a bush/flower/shrub thing in her yard. They havent been home and I guess its rude to go tramping through peoples yards to take pictures. So anyway. I obse

Shamrock Holly

QuestionWe have 2 Shamrock hollies that were originally planted in the wrong location with too little sun and too little water. They lost all thier bottom leaves. They are about 2.5 feet tall. We moved them an

Skip Laurel Problems

QuestionQUESTION: I have several skip laurels that were planted at the back of my yard last year. The leaves have started to turn yellow and there are holes in them. I dont see any pests. What is wrong with th

Oleanders

QuestionCoach Dave, I have what my friends call an oleander jungle. I have them completely covering my 8 ft. privacy fence they are all about 12 ft. tall. I live in Midland Tx and we had a severe frost this year. Ra

daisy tree care

QuestionQUESTION: Hi! I brought my daisy tree inside for the winter (too cold outside in Colorado). Enough light has been tough and I know some of the growth issues have to do with that. However, n

Dwarf Burning Bush

QuestionI have this burning bush that last year was putting out new limbs a couple of inches away from its base. I was wondering if I could somehow remove them safely from the bush and plant them for more bushes. A

Rabbits ate the bark off burning bushes!

QuestionThis winter, the rabbits came back in force and ate all the bark off our 15 year old burning bushes. Im told theyre dead, cut them down. Also told theyre tough, theyll live, and theyll leaf out j

Rabbits ate the bark off burning bushes.

QuestionThis winter, thats what they did. I dont know what to do - cut them down now, or wait and see if they recover? Ive received conflicting advice. Cut them down and new shoots will come up. &n

Soft touch holly

QuestionWe live in Lumberton North Carolina. I planted soft touch hollies in the front of our house four years ago. Last winter we got some snow. Two of the hollies started to turn yellow and die in the spring. This

hebe shrubs

QuestionOver the last two winters all the hebe shrubs in our area (Moray)have died back quite considerably, and many have now actually died altogether. Being hardy shrubs and usually standing up to hard weathe

Sun scald proof boxwood

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Coach. I live in Kingman, KS (zone 6a). I would like to plant some evergreen shrubs around my front porch. I want to be able to trim them so that they stay neat, not lanky or