gardenia trouble

Questionabout 2 months ago my husband brought home a gardenia bush to fill in a empty spot in our flower bed. It was from a small chain nursery and for the most part looked good. The leaves were green and it had bud

Mexican petunias

QuestionHi, My question is, why do the leaves on my Mexican Petunias become very thin and curl up tightly? I have many that do well. These in question are planted against a fence adjacent to a yard with huge Pines

Aloe Vera brown and withered

QuestionHi Ive had two aloe vera plants that have always done very well. Recently I had to move them from the room they were in due to our cats. I moved them to another room, much warmer but I think they may have

Persimmon leaf turned yellow !

QuestionGood moring Mr McCann ! I planted a persimmon and pear on April 15-13- so far the pear seems doing well - she has new buds and leaves but the persimmon leaf turned yellow and dropped one after one ! I have

Ravenea

QuestionHi Nick, I bought a Ravenea from Ikea in December. It was great the first 5 months but then started having green worms. I changed the soil and the pot but still there are lots of worms. I really appreciate a

ixora

Questionmy ixora is very thin on leaves. I fertilized in march, but they just dont look good. what do you suggest? AnswerHi Sheila, is it noticeably shedding leaves?...if it otherwise looks healthy, I w

King Palm Split Trunk

Question Split Kink Palm Trunk I have a King Palm planted in my garden. I think I may have over watered during the summer. It has 3 trunks but one has stopped growing leaves and the trunk has split like 5 inc

Cabbage Palm

QuestionMy cabbage palm (15) has very small green plants and moss growing inbetween the spaces on the trunk. I would like the trunk to be without them. Can I spray them with weed killer and NOT hurt the tree. Perhap

Planting a palm a sewer pipe....

QuestionQUESTION: Nick, I cut out a circular shaped pattern in the front patio concrete with the intent of planting a palm tree in the hole during a redesign of the porch. After digging the whole for a planne

Pleomele

Question newly potted cuttings woody,spindly This was my sisters plant who has passed. please advised! after searching pics on the web i hope I have the right name. Some how i havent figured out how to

Frost bitten dwarf banana palm

QuestionHi, my dwarf banana palm has been bitten by a frost. All of his leaves are black and droopy. Do I cut them off now or wait until Spring? He has 2 large trunks with 3-4 mature leaves on each trunk. He is abou

rangoon creeper leaves turning yellow

Questionpassion flower leaf rangoon creeper leaves QUESTION: am from zone 10A i had bought double flowering rangoon creeper from a local nursery the plant was growing in cocopeat and it receives aftern

Queen Palm damaged

QuestionWe just had a storm and one of my 15 tall queen palms is leaning heavily. I braced it with a pole so it doesnt fall but I noticed, the roots did not lift. It looks like about 30% have broke just

Soil for repotting a Madargascar palm

QuestionHello; I have a Madagascar palm tree that is about 7 years old. It is still in the original pot as when purchased. Im pretty sure that it needs repotting since the roots are visible on the top of the soil.

vinca

Questionis there any way to move blooming vinca. everytime i try, it dies. AnswerHi Sheila, many plants are more sensitive to transplanting then others, The key to transplanting one of these is to water it we

plumbagos

Questioncan i trim my plumbagos anytime, or should i wait til early spring AnswerHi Sheila, I was just alerted by All Experts that I had a question from you,,,I never received it, which happens occasionally and we

passion fruit plant

Questionhi - its me again! today my problem is big orange and black caterpillars eating my passion fruit plant. they have practically killed it. first i tried a mixture of dish soap and veggie oil.

Pineapple Mango Leaf-Edge Browning

Question I am asking this on behalf of some friends here in Durham, NC. Elevation 350ft, Their properiys native soil is a sandy clay type. CIRCUMSTANCES: They recently planted two Pineapple Mango trees, about

queen palm dates

QuestionIs there ANY way to get my 60 queen palms to stop producing huge stalks of dates? My dogs eat them and then either throw them up or poop them out and it is ruining my carpets! When the trees were

honeyworts(blue shrimp plant)

Questionhi, i got a blue shrimp plant seeds, whenever i plant the they germinate perfectly, but when they sprout their stem becomes too long that they cant hold themselves, so they bend and die instantly, please i g