a nice thing about daylilies, you can transplant them anytime. A person has to work to kill them off. Like iris and other blooming plants,...
Climbing roses require pruning and training to keep them looking attractive. Besides selective pruning, you can get velcro garden tape that...
Maybe consider planting a crabtree or some other tree that also offers fruits or berries for the birds too. There are several natives to choose...
Hydrangea flowers change colors with age. White blooms will turn pink and green before they turn brown. Other colors like pink and blue will...
Hi Gina, Take a sharp knife and scrape off a very small section of bark on the trunk. If the Cambium shows green, than it is still alive....
Gerberas are typically a houseplant or summer annual up here. I'm guessing you are Z5 like me (SW MI). One mild winter several years ago,...
Did you get your PM? Ron
There are a few species of cane bores (larvae)and all can cause severe damage. As mentioned, you keep cutting until you find the end of the...
Equisetum/Horsetail is one nasty weed to have. It spreads and reproduces a couple of very effective ways. Long roots that can grow several...
Does the tree sap have a fowl oder? If so, it sounds like slime flux (also called wetwood). A bacteria that effefts several tree species....
I like yard art. In many ways, yard art reflects an individual's personality. A persons yard should reflect their tastes (done tastefully)...
Welcome aboard and to the Great Lakes State of Michigan. We aren't the subtropics, but Michigan has a lot to offer, like the biggest fresh...
If your plants have spider mites, you will see tiny live stock and tell tale signs of webbing where the insects are or have been. From what I...
Tilling to fluff up the soil is needed. Plant roots need oxygen to breathe and grow, compacted soil does a lot of damage. The tree removal...
It is quite common for bees and ants to eat the sticky honeydew (secretions) from plant sucking inscects like aphids and even scale infestations....
Hi all, Hummer need more than feeders and a few flowers. They need habitat for protection, rest, food etc. Plant lots of red in clumps to...
Boy, that's a tough one. For me it is more about seasons and veggies. Peas and asparagus in the spring. Brocolli followed by super sweet...
As kids we called the blooming one the Rooster. It will die off, it was meant to be. Ron
Hi Sherry8, I always plant a couple of Calla in pots to give them an early start and early blooms for me. Yes, cut off seed stalk and I...
Agree with Mallow. Seed pods are a dead give away. Prolific re-seeder. Ron
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