foxtail palms roots

QuestionAre foxtail palms likely to raise pavers? There are 2 mature palms foxtails at about 2 - 3 metres from the paving then at 4 - 5 metres there is another group of foxtails plus one othe

mandevilla leaves

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Nick - hope you can help me. I have a beautiful and otherwise very healthy mandevilla that is growing like crazy right now...It is posted and gets AM sun but seems very happy (based on growth an

Paradise palm plant disease

QuestionGot an indoor paradise palm for 2 years, it is about 2 metres high and has been growing really well and thriving. In the last week, two of the leaves at the bottom end of the plant on one stem have started t

Fire ants on Ixora

QuestionWe just bought and Ixora. We have it in a pot outside of our apartment. After a few days of having it there are fir ants all over it. They dont seem to have hurt the plant, but we have 3 sm

frost damage to christmas palm

QuestionI have several christmas palms that had some frost damage back in the winter. These are 3 stemmed palms. Each of the tress had at least one branch that fell off at the bark. the remaining stems are beautiful

red banana with malformed leaves

QuestionStrange things are happening to the formation of the leaves on my ensete red abyssinian red banana. Ive had it for over 2 years, first in a 15 gal container and for the last 9 months in the ground. &nb

banana plant question

QuestionHello Nick, My banana plant is in a container in full sun. I feed a slow release fertilizer by Osmocote 19/6/9 with micronutrie

Elephant Ear Parasite?

QuestionI live in Florida and I have an elephant ear and as I was watering it and removing dead undergrowth I noticed a white powdery looking substance at the base of the plant. After further examination I rea

Bromilaid houseplant

QuestionI bought a bromelaid plant at a local nursery which was reduced in pice. The only thing wrong is that the tips of a few leaves look burnt. they are dry and brown. the rest of the plant appears to be vey heat

Croton Petra

QuestionI live in Atlanta GA and have a very small front garden (6ft. x 5ft.) at my townhouse. I need plants and flowers that are low, low maintenance and colorful. My husband and I travel for months at a time and w

Moon Flowers

QuestionQUESTION: I want to move half of the ears I have now....do I dig down to the bulb area and separate the part I want to move with a clean knife and then water both area...we live in Huntsville, Al....the weat

Angel Trumpet (Brugmansia)

QuestionI recently saw a question posted to you about an Angel Trumpet that was 2 yrs old, never bloomed, and was dropping leaves, but I didnt see the answer. I bought a Brugmansia start at a gardening show this pas

Alexandra Palm disease

QuestionI have planted 5 Alexandras and they are growing beautifully in red clay soil. One of the trees, now about 10 feet tall, keeps getting covered in black sooty stuff and ants climb all over it. I have tried wa

Soil Type/Houseplants

QuestionHi Nick, I repotted two Fittonia, one Purple Passion, and two Pilea plants into African Violet potting mixture. I use a moisture meter and following watering after only two days the soil reads dry in all th

leaves turning yellow on my bouganvillea

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Arizona and have a potted Bouganvillea that was doing very well until I notice perfectly cut holes in the leaves which I found out may be cutter bees? Now, the leaves are turning yellow a

Phoenix roebelenii

QuestionDate Palm QUESTION: Mr. McCann, I rescued this pygmy date palm 10 months ago. Admittedly, it was in bad shape; however, it improved for six months and all appeared normal. Two months ago

Foxtail Palm and Gardenia shrubs

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Nick! I emailed you last April concerning foxtails that were not doing well when I first planted them. I am happy to report they took off this summer and 5 look better, yet still have a little b

potted adonidia palm

Questioni transplanted some adinidia palms straight from buying them into biger containers for outside. although they had some spots on a few fronds when purchase they seemed healthy. i mixed sand in with the pottin

majestic palm tree

QuestionIve just planted a majestic palm tree approximately four feet in height. How fast will it grow in height and to what maximum height? Thanks for your answer. AnswerHi John, Majesty, Palms have a spreading t

White Bird of Paradise with yellow leaves

Question BOP 8/09 I live in Phoenix, Arizona, which as you know is quite hot. I have a White Bird of Paradise which was/is about 10 in average height when I purchased it in April of 2009. It was growing