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Where can I buy shrubs of the middle east, (Danae racemosa, jasminum nudiflorum and cedrus atlantica?

When do I separate RHODOPHYPOXIS baurii? Thank you

Is wisteria poisionus?

I had my garden landscaped in October last year and laurels approx. 2ft high were planted to eventually form a hedge. One of the laurels has now died and the others have leaves that are turning yellow and then brown. The soil is well watered and they have chippings around them. Does anyone know what the problem may be?

I have a calla lily and have noticed that there are tiny white spider-like insects on the leaves - the leaves are dying - I have tried to spray off the eggs but they keep coming back - please help!

How do you get rid of Japanese Beatles in the house?

Can A Hydrangia be replanted? If it can, when is the best time of the year to do it and how should it be done? Thanks.

I live in Phoenix, AZ. Someone told me coffee grinds helps my citrus trees. But, what do I do with the grinds? What's the procedure?

How do I care for my gardenia?

I want to plant bright colored flowers in a flower box that is constantly in the sunlight. Which flowers can I plant?

We have an article with information about plant colours Colour me... Hope this helps.

Hydrangea
Pat from the USA asks:

What is the best way to dry hydrangas so they will last a long time. Thanks. Also, is it possible to grow them successfully in extreme SW Florida?

I have a blue hydranga and it isn't turning blue anymore. Is there something I can do to make it blue again? Also should I fertilize the plants also?

I have some tomatoe plants that got to hot and leaves died the stalks appear to be ok can I pull these leaves off and will new ones be replaced?

We live in cental florida and our oak tree is not producing new oak leaves it has some near the top of the tree. We live in a new development could the roots have been damaged? The tree is probably quite old too.

My Crepe Mrytles have powder-like substance on the leaves.....is this harmful and what should I do?

I have planted an assortment of everbearing strawberries in strawberry pots with PVC pipe(holes drilled in it) down the center for good irrigation. Will they survive in Miami, Florida and when do you need bring it indoors?

If your tomatoes are getting blossom-end rot, which is when the blossoms or fruit begin to rot, you can use bone meal to give it a calcium supplement. The rot is caused when there is a differential in the water supply, such is a drought or periods of heavy rain. Make sure you keep the plants watered and give the plants extra calcium to prevent and restore them from blossom-end rot.
Thanks Steph - Ed..

What is the best way to dry hydrangas so they will last a long time. Thanks. Also, is it possible to grow them successfully in extreme SW Florida?

I want to know how to get black mold off my gardenia plants that are outside in my garden?

I have 3 gardina bushes just planted and the leaves are turning yellow...i live in florida.

We had a plentiful supply of Pachasandra when we first moved into our house but now the supply has dwindled to just a few plants. There were huge amounts of leaves for a long time - would that have killed them? Can I take cuttings and regrow them? I am not an experienced gardener so any help you could give would be appreciated.

How to care for hibiscus - ie, weather, fertilizer, pruning?

How can you keep lawn underneath trees from dieing?

I have LOADS of wisteria growing aound me, whatis the best way to dry the flowers? Thanks

My Husbands and my favorite flower is the Star Gazer Lilly. I recently purchased a Star Gazer Lilly and it did not come with any instructions on how to care for this plant. If anyone could E-mail me with care instructions I would really appreicate it. Thank you?

My rabbit foot ferns leaves are curling a little bit. I dont know why I have tried to care for them the best I could .I have a humidifier and I keep the room 65% at all times. I always close the window shade alittle when the sun wants to come in. Would someone please help me . I would just die if one of my rabbit foot ferns did. I love them so much, every time I go into a store that has one I have to buy it. I have 23 of them now and will probably get more but I still dont want to lose any of them Thanks

My best friend lost her 7 year-old son Taylor this week in a tractor accident. I would like to purchase some Elizabeth Taylor rose bushes in his honor. Can anyone tell where I could buy those?

I planted several amallandas in back yard last summer. They get full sun. They were doing well until December. I trimed them a little to see if this will help. I have also apply fertilizer but it seems that they are doing worse. They don't have the green dark color on their leaves and they don't have a single flower. Are they dying? What should I do in order to save them. I live in Miami, FL. Thanks.

My calla lilly's flowers are falling down. The stems seem firm, but just bend over. Is this normal, and is it time to cut them off?

The leaves on my gardenia plant are green but at the touch are very dry and brittle like a corn chip. The leaves are not yellow which usually indicates too much water I think. Do you think the plant just needs more water or is it the soil conditions?

The leafs on my peace lily are turning black and dying. Can you tell me what is wrong and how to fix it ?

I have a peace lilly that is not doing so well. It has only bloomed once and I have had it for three years. I water it weekly and don't have it in direct sunlight. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

I have an allamand shrub that is now flowering and I'd like to keep it at the size it currently is. We leave Fl. around April 10th and don't return til mid Oct. The shrub is in an area that I need to control it's growth. My question is: Can I prune it back while it has all these flowers without killing any chances of new growth when we return in October?

I recently purchased a home and to my surprise beautiful red calla lillies started to bloom. I do not know how to care for them and need to know how to remove the dead blooms. Thanks.

What is the best way to root azalea bushes? Also, I live in Florida. What is the best fertilizer to use on them?

Where can I buy a Meyer Lemon Tree in Hollywood, California, and would the tree survive on a balcony that gets indirect sunlight? Thanks.

I have Lilly bulbs that I can't get a clear name for. The older ladies call them seven sisters. They grow very large and have pale pink flowers.

I've heard that Coca Cola is an effective lawn fertilizer. Your thoughts?

I have a large patch of Hydrangas that have been neglected for several years. They are very long and rangy but did have nice flowers last year. Should I cut them back this early spring? How far?

Two Questions please..I live in Savannah, coastal Georgia..will my mandevilla vines come back this spring or should I get new vines? Also I have had a clematis for 3 years. It struggles along but doesn't do great..any suggestions? Should I cut back to the ground in the fall or leave the woody stalks all winter? Thanks for your help.

Our Chinese Evergreen has tiny sticky spots on the underside of the leaves. This appears to be exuding, and is not an insect. What should we do?

I've had a Peace Lily for sesveral years but it has only flowered once. What can I do to encourage flowering?

Our plum tree trunk has just developed (overnight) three 'puss filled bags' covered in a bright white cocoon. One is yellow. The biggest one measures approx 5" x 3" and the white 'bag' is beginning to crust over. Please could someone tell us what this is and how to treat it? Many thanks.

When is the best time to transplant azealea's?

My gardenia bushes (2)appears to have some sort of fungus/mold (smutty) on their leaves. Will sulphur clear up this situation?

Does the kind of soil affect the plant growth? (This is for a science Project)?

Something has been eating the leaves off my marigolds. I have tried the products found at the plant stores but nothing has worked. What can I do?

I saw a shrub in the woods and was told it was a wild azaela. It doesn't have a lot of leaves, but the blooms are a light pink and are similar to honeysuckle and the blooms are in clusters. Does anyone know the proper name for this plant? Thanks.

My hibscus have leaves with dark brown spots on them and other leaves are turning yellow. I believe some have white flies on them and I have tried just about everything to rid them with white flies and nothing works. Please help I live in Arizona and up till now my plants have been beatiful.

I have several Rose of Sharon bushes that are tall and scrakly, first when and how much do I cut them back, and second, when can they be transplanted to a place that I want them versus where the bird dropping fell? Thanks.

Are pointsetta plants poisonous to dogs?

Where can I go to try and sell a huge burning bush that is on the side of my front yard? I live on Long Island, New York and this bush is about 46 years old. It is so large that I no longer have any side yard left. I might need it removed in order to have my lawn mowed professionally. I'd hate to just tear it out because it is a beautiful bush. Any ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thank you.

When & how should I prune a salex caprea small weeping willow tree (Kilmarnock, Scotland) .

How do I start cuttings for azaleas, bottlebrush and poionsetta?

I purchased Summer poinsettas or aramanthus, I planted them about 12 days ago. I am wondering why they are not coming up and what is the proper way to plant them? What do the seedlings look like? Is it better to start them inside?

I have some rhododendrons that are many years old. They need pruning and I am unsure of when to prune and how best to do it. How much is safe to remove at a time?

I have a new Dwarf Alberta Spruce, it is on the south side of the house. Is this a good spot?

Are coffee grinds good for flowers or an kind of plants?

I start my tomatoe plants day the same way I start my day. Coffee, milk and eggs. For the plants I throw my coffee grounds and the egg shells and some left over milk or powder milk and a few kind words and it works.
Thanks Jeanne - Ed.

My Daddy always threw them out over our garden, and my Grandfather added them to his compost pile daily. He said they helped keep his soil loose.
Thanks AJ - Ed.

How do I get my Meyer lemon tree to produce lemons? It was planted about 5 years ago and is now about 5 feet high. I live in northern California near Sacramento.

I have a wedding coming up on March 8 of this year. And the couple wants to use hydrangea as corasages or boutonnieres. Does the bloom stay fresh even if it doesn't have water supply? How long will it stay fresh? I need an answer ASAP.

How do we get rid of Boxelder bugs?

My gardenias have black leaves. Please advise how to alleviate.

I have growing in my garden some type of bulbous weed. It has a tiny white flower, and when you try to dig them out, it is so hard as they are deep in the group. When you finally dig one up it has very tiny little bubelts, which I feel when you dig them up it seems to spread them.
What is the best way to eradicate them? When they first pop up you are not sure if the are a bulb that you have planted.
Any help with matter would be very much appreciated.

I live in Texas, zone 8a, planted a calla plant outside and leaves are yellowing. Ground is moist at all times (fern and hosta are it's neighbors). My worry is that I planted outside too soon. Spring temps are in 70's and 60's during day, but sometimes reach 50's and upper 40's at night. Did I mess up? Can my calla tolerate cool nights?

I would like to make a living arbour and would like to know where to purchace the willow from, it would have to quite near my home and not to buy online as I do not use credit cards, my home town is Leeds (UK). Thank you.

How do I care for my gardenia?

I live in the pacific northwest. I planted my daphne in a large container some years ago. My intent was to translplant her once I found the right spot. I finally found it. Is it too late (march 18th ) to transplant right now?

I was told to water my gardenia thoroughly everyday...it was fine until recently and now the leaves are turning yellow--should I water less?

Hi I have a peace lilly but the leaves keep turning brown like they are burnt. What can I do?

I live in eastern washington state and would like to know when it is safe to move some roses?

How does one get rid of Japenese Beatles?

When is the best time to trim a hibiscus bush in southern Florida.

Which way do you plant the bulb of calla lily? Does the flat end go down or up?

I need info on WEEDKILLERS. Specifically Turfweeder and Shaik and their mechanisms of killing. Can anyone help?

How do I get my azeleas to grow taller as well as wider?

I have a Peace Lilly and I have noticed that some of the newer leaves coming in are smaller and tend to curl up. The majority of the leaves are thick but some of the newer ones are curled. It flowers quite frequently. I read that too much light can cause this. Thanks.

We want to landscape our back yard the ground is mostley sand and we have only grass nothing else and turn it in to a kids safe back yard can anybody help please?

I want to plant tomatoes and want to know the best tomatoe plants to grow in my area (Fl.) before I buy.

Is it okay to pinch the tops of tomatoe plants off?

When is the best time to prune snow crab, serviceberry, newport plumb, and chantaclear pear trees?

My neighbor has a blue wisteria vine and has told me that I could have some clippings off of it, is there any way to root the clippings to start my own vine? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

My gardnias have a black fungus on the leaves. Help, how do I treat them?

I have a really big peace lilly and it has blooms on it and need to be replanted. Can I replant it with blooms on it?

My azeleas are older brushes but the last two years they have a reddish brown substances on the under side of leaves first that move to top. the new leaves are a bright green but after a period of time get this reddish brown substance . What is it? How do I control it?

Could someone give me a list of all perenials that bloom from spring to fall in zone 5?

I am looking for receipes for calamondin. And, do you suggest using the fruit when it is ripe (orange) or semi-ripe?

I have been collecting plants with strangely shaped leaves and I have bought a ginkgo sapling a few years ago and it hasn't even grown one leaf ever since . I planted it in a pot and put it in a sunny area. Help?

I got my peace lilly about 3 years ago as a sympathy gift, at which time it was in full bloom, it has never bloomed since.It almost completely died, so I repotted it thinking it had something to do with the soil. now it just getsabout 3-4" tall and then starts looking like strands of straw. What am I doing wrong? How can I get it to grow and bloom, I have also tried different lighting, from full light to very little light nothing seems to help. I would appreciate any advice I could get.

How much water is in a cucumber?

I just bought two Apple trees a Dwarf Cameo and a dwarf Honeycrisp. Will they pollinate each other?

I recieved a calla lily as a gift, and would like to know where the best place to plant outdoors would be?

I have many different colors of hibiscus, blue river, lord baltimore, lady baltimore and ann rundale they are beautiful what should I use to feed them? I have them almost 10 years last year was the first they looked bad maybe because of the hot summer I know the beetles did a number on them i have diazone for that but I was using miracle grow for food is that enough? Thank you.

I have two very large peace lillies and some of the leaves turn brown and some of the leaves do not turn brown. How do I know if they have been over or under watered? I am afraid that there may be something wrong with them. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

I got my lilly in December on 2002, it is real brown on the tips on the leaves and it has yellow leaved in it also. What am doing wrong to it? Could someione pleace help me? Thanks.

How far apart should you plant gardenia veitchii plants?

Can I plant my peace lilly outside, it is too big for my small house.

I have a White Calla Lilly plant indoors in a pot. It was a gift and is beautiful. How do I keep it beautiful and healthy indoors year-round in Houston,TX? Thank you.

I would like to grow a dark blue Ceanothus as a climber in my tiny courtyard garden. Which types would be most suitable for training & pruning?

I have two crepe mertle trees that I want to move. Each is about 10 to 15 feet tall with trunk diameter about 2 to 3 inches. One tree has five seperate trees or shoots in a cluster. How can I move these trees with out killing them? Any info will be appreaciated. Thank you.

Our dog broke off several branches, then the entire bush of our azalea. I stuck the pieces in water in the house and they are blooming! Is ther any way to make them root so I can save some of the bush?

Is the Allamanda Bush poisionous to humans and pets?

Please could someone advise me what vines do well in full sun close to the ocean? I'm looking for something to grow over a trellis that I'm building which will flower several times throughout the year.

Where can I find or buy tea olive trees or seeds?

When can I transplant a camlia bush?

My boyfriend bought me a calla lillie plant and it seems to be drooping. What is the best way to care for the plant? Thank You.

My orchid had an insatiable appetite for air so I put it in a mesh potato bag and hung it-now it's very happy!
Thanks Mountain - Ed.. 

I have a crepe myrtle and the trunk has moss and patches of ash looking stuff. I already trimmed it back for the spring but was wondering what to do about the trunk? I live in Florida. Thanks.

Why does my peace lilly always have yellow and/or
brown leaves ?

Why does moss grow stronger on the north side?

We have peace lilly plants and I was keeping them inside, in a terrocotta plastic planter box, and they were under a stair well in the front foyer and didn't really get very much sun.
All of a sudden their leaves started to look like they were burnt on the end of the leaves.
What do you think the problem would be, I was also trimming the leaves when they became burnt.
Also what are good hardy indoor plants for an area that doen't get very much sunlight, and also for the bathroom?

Can you start a new plant from a cutting and if so, when do you cut and what are the instructions?

My trumpet flower type lillys split open very soon after opening.

I have a very small corn plant in a small glazed pot which it was bought in. It is dying fast only three leaves on the plant and 2 are dead the smallest middle one is green barely, it is surrounded by rocks and water my three year old was playing with it. How do I save this plant of hers?

We have two crepe myrtle trees, how far down do you trim them. My husband & I started to trim the crepe myrtle and weren't sure how to trim it. He thought you should go all the way down to the nubs. What is the correct way to trim the tree?

I bought a hydrangea plant from the store and I want to plant it outside. I live in Spokane, WA and the weather here is still very cold. So I want to know when is the best time to plant it outside and where to plant it. Thank you.

How do I get my Meyer lemon tree to produce lemons? It was planted about 5 years ago and is now about 5 feet high. I live in northern California near Sacramento.

When pruning Bradford Pears and trimming limbs, can you somehow use those cuttings to root new trees?

I have a wedding coming up on March 8 of this year. And the couple wants to use hydrangea as corasages or boutonnieres. Does the bloom stay fresh even if it doesn't have water supply? How long will it stay fresh? I need an answer ASAP.

What time of year is best to plant Lillies?

Last summer my Mandevilla was chopped down level to the ground by a weedeater. Is it likely that the plant will grow back this summer? Or any summer?

I planted a Gardenia bush last fall. There are some dead leaves at the top of the bush. Was this caused by frost, and is this normal? It is still a small bush. Should I clip these dead and dying top leaves, or let them fall off themselves? The bush seems to be otherwise healthy and full.

When do sycamore trees grow leaves in England?

We have a 50+ year old rhododendron tree and are selling the house where it lives. We would like to know how to take cuttings to root and plant. The house belonged to our mother who died recently and we are her 5 children. Thought it would be a nice tribute for us to each grow a tree of our own. Thank you.

What is in miracle grow?

I want to use plants or a hedge for privacy fence and it would be about 100 ft long and is in full sun what would be the best and most economical to use in the state of alabama that would stay alive all year. Thank you.

I have 42 bloom on my Gardina plant that is in my house. How do I prune it as the branches are getting long and lanky.

Azaleas don't generally need pruning but if you want to reduce their height or give them a better shape prune them just after they've flowered, as the new flowerbuds for next spring will form on this year's wood.
Thanks Franzi - Ed.. 

My crocus bulbs arrived to late to plant outside, how do I keep them over the winter until I can plant them outside this spring?

I got a Azalea for valentines day and do not know how to take care of it . Can anyone help?

I have a gardina bush I have had for quiet a while I would like to transplant it. What time of year do I do this and how do I go about it? Someone said after it quites blooming, it blooms in the fall.

Does anyone know where a small common olive (olea europaea) plant can be purchased in Canada.

I have tulip in a pot and the petals has wilt and fall off, what do I do with the plant now?

I live south of Atlanta when is best time to prune my Gardinia and to what hight? It is now 4 ft. 5 years old.

Where can I buy the ginko tree?

Is there a Bouganvillea plant that is winter hardy in Connecticut (Zone 6)? I realize there are patio pots, but I would like to establish a large plant outside.

I just bought an indoor oriental lilly for my girlfriend and would like to know watering, sunlight, feeding etc. instructions. Also, it is in bloom now, will it bloom again, and when?

What enviornment is the healthiest for it to be in - lighted rooms-by a window, or dark shaded rooms and how often does it need to be watered and how do you know it needs to be watered?
Last request-question-- my pease lilly is in bad shape, do you advise that I trim it back and if so, it there a way to do the trimming-pruning-- as I am new at this!
I got the plant last yr and its been in bad shape for aproximatley 5-6 mos. and I want to nurse it back! In advance thank you!

I need to know the best way to care for my newly potted (18 inch) varigated Azelea tree for Las Vegas area.I Planted my Azelea tree in Miracle Grown Potting soil with Azelea food. Should I have added dirt or sand in the 18" foam container? Many thanks.

I am aware that a Guernsey lily is a Nerine, but I do not know what a Jersey lily is ? can anyone tell me. Thank you.

I have a seven year old giant peace lilly. How do I maintain it's optimum health in an indoor environment?

I would like to have fragrant, longlasting blooming garden in Southwest Florida. What plants?

I live in Fla. My Azalea bushes have gotten real high. What time of the year can I cut them back?

Are peace lillies poisonous? My cat was chewing on one and I'd like to make sure she stays well. Thank you.

I have a plant that is turing yellow and I water the plant once a week. And the plant gets planty of light. Its a house fern plant some times the leaves has brown spot on the edges like tiny brown spore its not everywhere. I uselly cut it off. I think it sometype of bud? I hope someone can help out.

I have a lemon tree which is budding. Since it is January in Iowa I need to pollinate the blossoms. I cannot find any information helping me to know how.

I would appreciate any information anyone could give me.

I have overwatered my beautiful peace lilly and now the leaves are drooped over and turning brown. What can I do to save my beautiful plant! Please help! I love this plant. Thank you in advance for any helpful advice.

I live in Western washington and I have a hydranga bush that I would like to move. I don't know when or how to do this. Any advise anyone?

I am a master gardener and someone asked me how do I propagate a hibcus. I have looked on the internet and still have not found any information on this. Can anyone please help me? Thanks very much.

I live in the Phoenix AZ area and have a beautiful potted Azalea. I was told it could be lanted in this area. The plant is about 6 inches high above the pot. How and where should I plant this beautiful plant outdoors? I also need care instructions. Please someone help.

Viburnum Davidii - I am very keen to have this in my garden - however, from gardening journals I have read that in order for the female to produce the blue berries a male plant is needed. As the plants are not labelled up as male and female in my local nursery, how can I ensure that I get one of each?. What should I look for in order to 'sex' the plant? Does the male plant have to be of the same species (Viburnum)or just the same genus? (could it be Viburnum Burkwoodii)?

Last Spring we planted a Chinese Wisteria which grew to cover our arbor. How do I winterize this vine and should I prune it at all? Thanks.

If I leave the blooms on my Hydranga, should I cut them off when they turn brown, and if so, when should I cut them off? I want to make sure that I have blooms this spring?

What is the difference between Perelite and Vermiculite. Can they be interchanged?

I have built 6 raised beds in my garden area, they are 4'x 12'x 1 foot deep. It is going to take a lot of material to fill these boxes and I am wondering what the best mixture would be. All the material will have to be purchased. I was thinking of 2/3 top soil and 1/3 compost. Any suggestions?

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