Flowering Plants in Winter

Q: Two weeks ago we saw flowering magnolia, quince, Forest …

Mummy Berry Disease – Treatment

Q: I have several blueberry bushes that have developed mummy …

Pruning/Cutting Autumn Ferns

Q: My landscape guys asked me if it would be …

Zoysia Lawn – Sand

Q: Our zoysia lawn has a low spot where rain …

Huge Grub!

Q: Have found lots of large grubs this year. One …

Saving a Scuppernong Vine

Q: I have a scuppernong vine that I got from …

Propagating Magnolia Trees

Q: What is the best month to plant the smaller …

Deciduous Magnolia – Powdery Mildew

Q: My tulip tree just started getting this fungus on …

Blue Atlas Cedar, Weeping Form – Identified

Q: Any idea what type of tree this is?

A: …

Turfgrasses (Lawn Grass) – Identifying

Unlike trees, which have distinctive leaves, or blooming plants, which …

Lawn Grass – Pictures

A picture is indeed worth a thousand words when it …

Lawn – Choosing the Best Grass

The first and most important question to ask is how …

Schefflera – Pruning

Q: We need to trim this schefflera back. What is …

Leyland Cypress – Limited Lifespan/Drought Damage

Nothing lives forever. Whether plant or animal, living things seem …

Hydrangea Summer Pruning – Step by Step

The recent summer rains filled the leaves and roots of …

Elm – Bleeding

Q: My elm tree is bleeding. The top is sappy …

Hydrangea – Unexpected Green Flowers

Q: What is going on with my hydrangeas? Some are …

Kiowa Blackberry – Management

Q: Last April, I ordered three small Kiowa blackberry plants …

Purslane – Control

Common purslane, Portulaca oleracea, is a weedy summer annual, …

Join Me for a Pacific Northwest Trip – July, 2016

Looking for a quick garden get-away to one of the …