Answers to Your Questions: Scale, Bougainvilleas, and Amaryllis Seeds
Scale insects on bougainvilleas I have a problem with my bougainvilleas. I think they have scale insects, which look likeContinue Reading
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Answers to Your Questions: Can You Cut Into a Maple Tree That Is Stressed by Drought?
I live in Montérégie, in a former sugar maple grove, and my trees are very tall and have a largeContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Thuja Hedge, Albino Rose Bush, and Salt Damage
Should you trim a thuja hedge? Our future property in a rural area is surrounded by a beautiful hedge ofContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: A Single-Trunk Pagoda Dogwood
Last spring, I planted a small alternate-leaved dogwood, sold as a multi-stemmed shrub. In reality, I would have preferred theContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: When to Prune a Bay Laurel?
I would like to know the best time to prune my bay laurel and how to prune it so thatContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Broken Branch and Damaged Linden
Broken branch I have a problem with a 6-meter (20 ft) pine tree. Last winter, the snow broke a largeContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Damaged Honey Locust
We have a ‘Harlequin’ honey locust tree in our yard that was planted by our parents in 1979. It isContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Soil Analysis, Thyme, and Fruitless Peppers
Traditional soil analysis I would like to know what method was used in the past to analyze soil, that is,Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Radon Vents and Plants
I just had a radon removal system installed. The exterior vent, which expels air 24 hours a day, year-round, isContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Heather That Needs Pruning and Hydrangeas That Don’t Flower Much
Heather to prune I have had autumn heather (Calluna vulgaris) for five years and have noticed that they are bareContinue Reading