Hello, I was hoping someone could give me advice about my rosemary plant. I’m a balcony herb gardener and so far everything has been going great. However, two days ago, I noticed that the bottom leaves of my rosemary bush had begun drying out. To my horror, I found out that one of my friends [...]

I was at our local scratch and dent store and found they had … rose bushes. I bought one. If I don’t kill it, it’s a climbing variety that produces orange blooms. And I’ve got this view from my house to the driveway I would prefer to block … Um … so how do I [...]

Yesterday I purchased a strip of okra seedlings at the 1-leaf stage. On each seedling the cotyledons are dark green but the true leaf is yellow with pale edges. All the strips in the shop looked the same and I hadn’t been able to find okra seeds, hence this last-minute attempt to grow the plants [...]

My husband and I just became homeowners and we have tons of trees and plants and I don’t know what half of them are!!! So I was hoping maybe someone could help identify this tree/bush…it’s really pretty. Thanks in advance! And sorry if the pics are big….

Ahhh… this morning my zucchini and squash seedling leaves had white spots. My uncle suggested spraying them with baking soda and water to kill off any mildew that was growing on them. I did that and now they’re shriveled and looking very weak. What can I do? Should I spray them with water to try [...]

When’s the best time to transplant a hosta?

It was a clear blue sunny warm day and so I went out to play/work in the yard. I have a trio of lavenders that I had planted together, to replace a real large one that had gotten woody and sprawled apart. They have grown a good bit, in varying degrees, over the past couple [...]

 All I know about the flowering plant in this pot is that A)it was an apparently invasive sprig that comes up around the base of a B)weeping type tree that is covered with the same white flowers early every Spring. I have never seen the tree. A friend from work pulled up the Summer [...]

This is the first year I’m growing clematis and I’m not very familiar with the plant. I looked around online and didn’t even realize how many types there were (and I’ve thrown away the tag so I don’t know what kind I have.) We’re supposed to get a late frost tonight, do they need to [...]

Around these parts (Long Island, NY) Mother’s Day is the traditional planting day but that doesn’t mean I can’t already have blooms. The rose bush that I wanted to get rid of but my family was aghast at the idea has started a wee bit early this year: I’ve never seen so many flowers on [...]