Dish garden care

QuestionI was recently given a large dish garden as a going-away gift when I left my last employer. Nice idea but rather stupid considering I have a black thumb which nobody thought to ask about in advance. Some pla

azalea tree for indoors

QuestionMy husband just purchased (February 14th) a beautiful azalea tree for me, but I am afraid to plant it outside because we live in Phoenix, Az. The temperature can reach over 115 degrees in the summer. Is it p

wander jew question

QuestionHi, I have a large wandering jew plant that is @ 2 years old and it looks like the leaves underneath the long flowing arms(thats the only way i know to describe it.) on the plant are starting to die. Is ther

Cyperus Papyrus Percamentus injury

QuestionHi, I just recently purchased this plant from a local greenhouse. It was on a clearance rack due to the fact that all but one stalk had broken off. As I was preparing to place it on my plant shelf in front o

Anthurium Emerald

QuestionHi Will, I am in Australia.I have an anthurium emerald I purchased 6 months ago. It sits in the bathroom where it gets adequate light and humidity. It is in the small pot I bought it in. I water it every few

type of ivy house plant

QuestionHello, to answer your questions. Yes the leaves are kinda heart shaped, and and the leaves are mainly green with a few slashes of yellow/white on some. They are about 2 inches wide,and growing on long vines,

Star Jasmine

QuestionI live in south Texas and am about to prune my plant. I have the plant located outside in a place where most of the day is in full sun. Can it get too hot for the plant in 105 degree F weather? S

A plant I had

QuestionI found this hanging house plant in a store, fell in love with it and it did not come with instructions on how to care for it. The woman in the store said it needed alot of light and would flower once every

Fuzzy white things on my plant

QuestionI have fuzzy white bugs on my plant. The plant is growing but sometime or another my leave die and new ones grown. I put the plant in new dirt but I believe this problem is in the plant. Wh

calla lilies and tulips

Question ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- I planted tulip bulbs into a window planter box and was told to put another bulb in with the tulips, so I

maidenhair fern

QuestionI have a maidenhair fern as a house plant, I was wondering if there was anyway of planting it outside? AnswerHi Amy, Maidenhair ferns are semi-tropical plant that cannot withstand freezing temps. In fact,

majestic palm pest

Question I have worm or grub type bugs in my palm. They are eating(?) the roots & spreading to my other plants. How do I get rid of them? AnswerHi Kathy, Majesty palms are one of my least favorite plants for sever

dwarf Scheffleras

QuestionHi there I have a dwarf schefflera and I was watering it once a week - and I noticed that the top soil of the pot was getting drier so I started watering it 2x a day and now the leaves are turning yellow...

Dire need of help cloning Jade tree.

QuestionGood Morning(Somewhere)Could you please help us figure out the best way to clone our Jade tree as well as the best ways to go about caring for ours it indoor pretty old we figured when we got it and weve had

my shefflera plant

QuestionI was wondering why my plant is well I mean my leaves are turning brown and i was wondering what was causing this problem.My house is kinda cool in the winter months.Would this have any effect on my plant? &

prayer plants

QuestionA prayer plant that I own has been long overdue for repotting, so I dug it out of its old home and found that the roots are ridden with these bulb-like growths all over. I was wondering if this is norm

Moving houseplants outdoors

QuestionHello, Thoughts turn to spring now that the weather has started to warm in my part of the country. Can you tell me which plants do well placed outdoors for the summer? Thanks, Toni AnswerHi Toni, Rather t

indoor lighting

Questionthe plants that i am most concerned with are my bird of paradise, an orange tree that is 2 tall, both were given to me in late summer and still exposed to some pretty good sun while the bird of paradise was

potting

QuestionTwo days ago I potted my Drac Massangeana Cane inside plant. 3 came in a pot and 1 being about 3ft the others 2ft and 1ft. I was wondering do I keep them in the same pot or was it okay to separate them? Tha

Sick jade tree

QuestionI have a large Jade tree (approx 20 years old) that is in a very well natural lighted room in a position where it gets indirect light (it has been here for approx. ten years). The problem is that branches ha