I have a gardenia that will not thrive. I have a number of the G. jasminoides veitchii that do well, even the G.j. radicans is healthy...but I...
Yes, it has only produced one thick stem. No extra shoots. It was actually a fair length longer than 12", but I don't have any photos of it and I...
Are woodbugs the same as pillbugs? The rolly-pollies of childhood and/or the sowbugs that can't roll up? If so, I haven't found them to be...
Your Daphne may be staying too moist in too heavy of soil. Also, rainy places often have acid soils. This may have some bearing on the health of...
Transplanting is tricky with Daphne. I'm not saying it won't work (after all you bought it in a pot and transplanted it into the ground and it...
I moved mine while it was dormant in winter. It has done quite well since, because it is in a better exposure than before and is in a more visible...
Hand removal is the best bet. Maybe not fun, but can be therapeudic*. Poa annua will at least burn out of lawns in hot weather and as the good...
I agree that something is wrong with your Daphne. It looks pale and the leaves look stretched out. In my climate (hot! California summers) mine...
Personally I'd cut them off. I believe they are the type of roots that would have fastened it to a tree truck if it was growing in its native...
Yes, there are many different types of F. benjamina. They range from tiny-leaved dwarfs for indoor bonsai to variegated-leaf trees. Some have...
Hollyhock was my first thought, too.
I understand that. It was an imperfect solution to a dire situation. Removing it all would mean no access to the barn. I had to weigh between...
I think that the hedge trimmers should do fine. I use my gas line trimmer to trim my fifty feet of Munstead lavender. It does just fine. I have...
Any change around the dripline is a hazard to native oaks! Try to talk your neighbor out of any major change of grade or moisture around your...
