Planting after Round-up

QuestionI just sprayed round-up on a vine near our house. How long do I need to wait before I can plant a shrub? Thank you, Joelle AnswerJoelle, wait about a week, two if you can. theres not much in the

Landscape for Shade

QuestionMark, Live near Cleveland, Ohio. Have house facing West on a wooded lot so it is quite shady in spots and planning to use the following for the front lawn: Dogwood/boxwood /holly (blue princes or american-pr

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Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I have a dogwood tree that I planted 3 years ago and it has yet to bloom. Every year it has small buds that are the flowers,but when spring comes the

Black and White

QuestionHi, About 3 years ago I removed a Euonomous that had white scaly stuff all over the branches and leaves. I planted another Euonomous and it also became infected, so I removed that shrub. Ho

Dying Hydrangea

QuestionHi, We recently purchased a hydrangea at Lowes and planted it about 3 weeks ago. Were noticing that its bloom has started to wilt and that its leaves appear to be burnt/dried. What are we doing wrong. Weve a

Oak Tree

QuestionThree years ago we transplanted an oak tree from another part of our farm and moved it to the front yard of our new home. The tree is about 15 feet tall and this spring has leafed out only on the lower

pruning shrubs

QuestionHi, Please tell me the best time to prune evergreen shrubs. There is new growth on them right now and I want to prune them to keep a rounded shape. I am new to this as you can tell from my question. I do li

when to prune Japanese maple bush

QuestionMy mom lives in northern KY & has a Japanese maple bush about 2 1/2 ft tall & abt 4 ft wide. Its in good shape but it wasnt trimmed last fall. Is it ok to do it now? On This Old House I saw how t

How to kill Buddleia Davidii

QuestionHello I need to commit this crime because its roots have dug up my neighbours patio. Can I just chop it at ground level, or (as I suspect) will I need to treat it somehow to kill the root system? Thankyou

Shrub

QuestionI live in Staten Island, New York and I moved into my house about a year ago. I have a hedge in the front of my house right under my window - about 8 ft wide. The top of the hedge is nice and green but the f

Otto Lukyen laurels

QuestionI live in Richmond, VA. My landscape design calls for Otto Lukyen Laurels and my supplier is having a hard time getting them. Could you give me several options to substitute for this shrub. I will be

shrubs and road salt

QuestionMark, Im tempted to transplant some potentilla (wrong sp. Im sure) shrubs that I already have to another location. Ive had these shrubs for a few years now, and they are leaning forward looking for mor

mock orange

QuestionI have a beautiful large mock orange plant but in the last couple of days something has almost stripped it clean of its leaves. I thought maybe japanese beetles but I have not seen any this year and no

Cypresses dying

QuestionI have several cypresses that are turning brown and apparantly dying. I have a picture posted on http://cgcps/cypress.jpg if you could look at it and maybe give me some ideas. I really dont want

new tree

Questionlast fall we had some trees planted. They came with felt wraped around the trunk. when should we take it off. was it there for protection or bugs or what? Answerwhat kind of trees, sometimes its there to pr

cutting back bushes

QuestionHi! I live in the Chicago area. I have a varigated weigela that was very overgrown with lots of dead wood inside the bush.I cut away about 50% and am wondering now if I took away too much.Did I harm it? I al

Holly Tree Disease

QuestionLarry I have three holly trees ranging from 20 ft to 35 ft. The leaves are turning yellow and falling off. There is also a greyish type mold on the bark. What do you recommend to help these trees? Thanks for

Hydrangea fertile/sterile flowers

QuestionHi! Hope you can help me out. I recieved a hydrangea plant as a gift last year. When it was given to me it had mounds of bright pink sterile flowers. Now it is flowering once again, however, it is flowering

Crab Apple

QuestionI live in Albany, New York. In my yard is an established crab apple tree. The age of the tree is 17+ years and up until last year, never had a problem with it. Last year we had a very cool,

Prunning Shrubs

QuestionHi Mark, I hope youre the right person, I didnt know which category this fell under. I have some young Boxwoods planted about 6-8 mos. ago. I dont know how to start pruning them. Ive read that I