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Spirea Spring Frost
Posted by Cheryl Bullard | May 25, 2020We have Had 4 dark knight Bluebeard Spirea for not quite 2 years. I trimmed the blossoms last spring and leafs and flowers came back fine. This year Colorado had a hard frost in mid April that froze and killed the leaf buds that were about 1/4 inch. I have trimmed the bushes back again To where the flowers started ...
Planting ground cover plohx
Posted by Christene Rakoski | May 25, 2020I am planting a lot of plohx on both sides of my garage towards the front. I already have a medium size hosta and new lavender plant next to hosta. The area I am trying to cover is about 5’x5’. I would like to know how many plants I should plant and how far apart they should be. Thank you, ...
Mushrooms and Pear Tree
Posted by sbox | May 25, 2020I seem to have an excessive amount of mushrooms this year not only in my lawn but also in my flower beds. Can I do anything to lessen this? My pear tree appears to have some sort of fungus - black spots on leaves and some that are blackened and curled up. What can I do to stop this? Thanks
Dahlia
Posted by Bonnie Lujan | May 23, 2020How to treat dahlia for spots
Best flower plant for front of house
Posted by Angel Alvarez | May 23, 2020What is the best floor plant for the front of my house. The plants will receive full sunlight during the morning for at least 4 hours.
Viburnum bush
Posted by Sue Perek | May 23, 2020Last spring my viburnum bush looked like someone sat in the middle of it and broke a main branch. I cut that out and it did well, even flowered in the spring and continued thru the fall To be healthy. This spring I have been waiting for flowers, leaves and that great aroma to spring forth only to find out ...
Lilac – prune & transplant??
Posted by Stacey Long Collins | May 23, 2020I have a young Lilac (6-8 yo?) that I planted too close to a Rhodie. Now that the lilac blossoms have faded, I’d like to prune & shape it but also move it further away from the Rhodie. Can I do all of that at once (now) or is it too much for the Lilac to handle? Thanks for sharing ...
Boxwoods
Posted by Madelyn bonilla | May 23, 2020I want to landscape with the smallest boxwood . I get confused with all the variety . Are the Dwarf English boxwoods the smallest shrubs ? Or are there different ones ?I saw a winter gem that said mature hght was 2' and the dwarf english says 3' ???
Garden infestation.
Posted by Philip Rasch | May 23, 2020Garden is 3 weeks in. Squash has a fungus and egg plant leaves being eating by something. Used Daconil insecticide on egg plant leaves and Daconil fungicide on squash leaves. 4 days getting worse. How can I save my garden? See photos.
Is my okra plant dying?
Posted by Viji Natarajan | May 23, 2020Hi I recently planted okra and I live in Richmond Virginia. They look concerning to me. Can you tell me what I should do?i have uploaded pics here
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