Dwarf Bouganvillea plants

QuestionDo you have a picture of a dwarf bougainvillea plant? We had one in a container on our deck, and brought it inside. It is still flowering but does lose buds daily. Does it require special care?

thorns of the bougainvillae

QuestionOne of the larger thorns stuck into the back of my foot in the heel area. Two days later it is still sore. There is no swelling, does not feel warm or is red.... no signs of infection. But

Hardy Banana Tree

QuestionHi Nick. Its Lisa again. Do you cut the tree down before winterizing? My Mom said that someone told her that you dig the tree up and put it in a dark place in the winter. Is that a wa

Indoor Christmas palm

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I live in Indiana, but love to vacation in Key West, Florida. Last year I brought home a Christmas Palm, about 5 feet tall. Since bringing it home I have had 3 new fronds open up, so I know the

winter care for a banana plant in Tennessee

QuestionI live a little south of Nashville and have a very large banana plant that was purchased in Fl. It is 2 yrs. old. We dug up and stored the bulb for winter last year and re-planted in March. It is much too la

root bound Strelitzia nicolai

Question giant birds Hello: I am in Santa Monica and have two very large clumps of mature (30high) of Strelitzia nicolai. They have been inside a stucco planter which is 20 long and 4wide by 2 high.. Is there a poin

Robusta Rubber Plant

QuestionI have had this plant for about 7 years. It used to be about 2 1/5 and very full. It is not about 4 and very sparse with a lot of new sprout growth at the base. I repot, meaning use new potting soil every ye

Corn Plant

QuestionI live in the southern part of Virginia and have a corn plant that is big and beautiful that Ive had since spring on my screen porch that faces south. It has done great since I bought it and it has new growt

bonuganvillas

QuestionIf you have your bonuganvillas planted in the ground and live on the coast of North Carolina and they freeze will they come back in Spring? Can you cut them back and cover them with straw? AnswerHi Donna, B

white powdery substance on saga palm

QuestionOn several of our saga palms a thick dusting of a white powdery substance is on the leaves.Small gnat looking bugs are flying about. What should we do to treat this infestation? AnswerHi Anne, what you have

transplanting my elephant ears

QuestionI need to know the best way to transplant elephant ears. We are getting ready to move into our new home and I now have a tremendous amount of elephant ears that I have been replanting all around for a few ye

Tree trimmer used spikes on my Queen Palms :(

QuestionI have these beutiful queen palms in my back yard. I had a guy trim the trees. In the past they all have used ladders. When I came out I saw spike holes everywhere. He tried to tell

Night blooming Cereus

QuestionMy Night blooming Cereus has to come indoors because its starting to freeze, but its too big for our house. Can I cut it back drastically and cut its root-ball to a smaller size so I can put it back in the s

Windpalm trees/Banana trees and winter preperation

QuestionHi Nick: We planted several windpalms around our pool are this summer. Two are about 5 feet tall and the others two feet tall. I live in North Georgia (south of Atlanta) in zone 8. Is ther

Winterizing Cocnut Palm tree in Georgia

QuestionI live in Georgia and have a Coconut Palm tree planted in a pot outside. Do I need to bring it inside to protect it during the winter or will it survive the outdoors? AnswerCoconuts are extremel

Elephant ears and insects

QuestionI have just recently bought an elephant ear plant. I was told it could be kept indoors in a sunny location. Its doing well (I assume) but has ALOT of little insects around the base and climbing up the stems.

Height of my false aralia

QuestionMy aralia had grown to over 10 feet tall. It is getting too tall for the space (it is outdoors.) It has never lost any of the bottom foliage so it it also rather full. My question is can it

Severe trimming of a bougainvilllea

QuestionWould severe trimming to the major branches {like trimming a grape vine} kill a large bougainvillea or will it come back in the spring it is in San Diego.....Thank you AnswerHi Penny, trim it to your

Seagrape tree roots exposed after OMAR

QuestionQUESTION: Can you Help? We have a lovely condominium complex in St. Martin and Hurricane Omar did some beach erosion and the Seagrapes stood up well but the roots are exposed. Should we cover the

Royal Poincenna tree

QuestionQUESTION: This will be the 2nd winter for my Royal Poinsciana (I am not sure of the spelling); the first year I was able to built a green house enviroment for it (used thick clear pastic and PVC pipe to prot