Getting Hydrangas to bloom

QuestionLast spring/summer our hydrangas grew big and green after being pruned back in late fall, but they did not flower at all. This fall, we did not prune them and we are wondering if the pruning influences the

eleagnus

QuestionIve received conflicting information on eleagnus. One syas that it can be used as a foundation planting and that it grows relatively slow. The other says thatit should never be used as a foundati

transplanting trees

QuestionI live in central missouri and would likke to know if it is okay to transplant trees in march or wether I should wait till till april? AnswerRobert, The answer is simple - transplant as soon as possible. In

hedging , when to trim.

QuestionI just moved to southern New Mexico and was surprised to find a 4 feet hedge (some kind of privit I think) around the garden. Can I trim it back this month or should I wait? AnswerGord, Go ahead and trim th

help identifying a shrub ?

QuestionHi, I moved into my house almost 1 year ago. There is a small shrub (?) in my front yard that is currently around 2-3 ft tall. It was bare through the winter and is now blooming with yellow and white soft c

Hydrengas

QuestionHello , I have a hydrenga plant and ive had it for about 4 or 5 years and it has never bloomed. It is planted on the east side of the house by a concrete porch. It gets morning sun and usually sh

Red Hot Pokers

Question I love my Red Hot Pokers!!! Those red/yellow blooms that poke their heads up every year are a real treat. I live in ventura county of california and Im wondering how

mulch

QuestionMy husband wants to purchase the reddish bark mulch this year as he thinks it would look very nice around our home (and it would). Ive heard that you have to treat the bed soil somehow if you are chang

Transplanting blueberry bushes

QuestionId like to transplant a six year old blueberry bush which is crowding a rose bush. We live in Massachusetts (zone 5), can I transplant now? Or wait until the fall? Any transplant tips? I a

Azalea Japonica

QuestionI have just planted a small (less that 1 foot) Azalea Japonica (Madame van Hecke)in a tub on a patio where it will receive only a few hours of morning sun. I used soil based erricacious compost.

forsynthia

QuestionMy forsynthia bush is tall and has plenty of GREEN leaves but very few yellow flowers. Could it be lacking fertilizer or would the soil being more clay have something to do with the l

Shrub planting question

QuestionWondering what a good choice would be for a shrub at the front of my house facing south. It gets lots of sun year round. We had a boxwood there but it didnt survive the winter as too much snow was left on it

Ceanothis Dark Star

QuestionI planted a little (one gallon) ceanothis last spring. As I purchased it after the blossoming season I had no flowers. Now this year, despite more than doubling in size, the plant got only 5 (yes

Planting a Fatshedera for the first time

QuestionTo Mr. Bachman: I have just brought home about 5 cuttings from my neighbors fathshedera shrubs. They are soaking in water currently and seem to have kept their crispness. My neighbor suggested

Planting mock orange shrub

Questionhow deep a hole and what diamater of a hole, also for lilacs. the mo is bare root, lilacs are potted with growth (small) AnswerMary Sue, My standard recommendation is the hole should be as deep as th

Bougainvilleas

QuestionHi Larry, this is my problem. I have 2 bougainvilleas that have a hard time growing/blooming. I gave them some Premium Vigoro 15-7-7 (for Azaleas, Camelias, Rhodos....) Can you recommand maybe a better ferti

poorly flowring forsythia shrub

QuestionMy forsythia plants about 6-7 years old leave me disappointed every year as they bloom only on the lowest branches, about a half foot from the ground--all the other branches are loaded with leave buds, but n

sago palm

QuestionWe have a large sago palm in our back yard. It is approximately 3 feet tall to the point where the palm fronds begin growing out of the center bulb. My wife wants to move it to the front yard. What is the sa

Forsythia not blooming

QuestionTwo summers ago we pruned 3 of our Forsythia shrubs. Understanding that this should not have been done in the summer; we now have 3 very bare and very unruly shrubs. Very few leaves grow only at

pin oak and hydrenga

QuestionI received a hydrenga for Mothers day. It came from Target. Can I plant this type outside? We have a Pin Oak that is about 12 yrs old. We noticed this weekend the leaves are starting