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Dying junipers
Posted by Erin Ferrante | June 29, 2019I have a raised bed with 5 dying juniper bushes. I don’t know why they are dying . Can I replace them with arborvitae?
Rose bush
Posted by Cathleen Gill | June 29, 2019My neighbor rose bushes I bought her was lively and had a bloom and it shriveled up and still some green on the base. I told her to cut back the dead stems and she showed them to me, they were hollow inside and almost looked like some sort of bug probably not alive. We cannot figure what it is.
Mushroom like things growing
Posted by Kaylea Mccartney | June 26, 2019Hi there! I was wondering if you would know what these white things are growing on my pots? They have just emerged and I wasn’t sure if they are harmful to my plants and I!
Fig tree drama
Posted by Thel Whight | June 26, 2019I have a fig tree that produces lots of fruit but even though they look good on the outside they aren't on the inside. They are not sweet and kind of dry and then all of a sudden a good amount of them fall off of the tree. This is a mission fig and have ate them most of my ...
Growing Mexican Petunias
Posted by Kathleen Glumbik | June 26, 2019Is it hard to grow these from seed or should plants be planted? Do they spread rapidly?
Wild Violets
Posted by Amy Martin | June 26, 2019My flower beds are being taken over my wild violets. No mater how many times I pull them out they keep coming back two fold. What can I use to kill them with out killing my flowers and bulbs?
Eucalyptus leaves
Posted by gigi richards | June 24, 2019We have a small container garden that is doing fairly well. But where it sits it collects a lot of Eucalyptus leaves. Will this harm the plants? We do try to keep them removed but they are always falling. Thank you gigigayle
African Mask
Posted by Rebecca Pease | June 24, 2019I have a plant I've been told is an African Mask plant. I can't seem to find information on how to care of it. Can you help me?
Coneflowers problem
Posted by Sarah Shope | June 24, 2019Hi I'm have problems with my coneflowers. The bloom then quickly look like they r going 2 die .petals r missing even before they bloom.i am desperately scared of the aster yellow. That i have been seeing on Google,but I'm not sure please I'm going 2 send pics.
PLUMERIA HELP!!
Posted by Michelle Sanders | June 24, 2019Hey Marianne, I've read through your plumeria advice and didn't find what I'm looking for. My plumeria (Groot) has been living with us for 5 years and he's growing nice and tall. HOWEVER, he has not produced a single flower! He lives in a pot in sand and just cannot produce a flower. His leaves are nice and big and ...
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