Help for my Hibiscus
My Hibiscus has grown quite wild and I want to find out if there is anything that you can recommend to bring it back to a proper size and actually flower again.
Will pruning and transplanting help?
Is this the…
Tag Archives: containers
House Plant Identification – Oleander
Hello, I have been trying to identify this house plant for a while now. I’ve asked several people and no one has been able to help me. It has been losing leaves for months now, it seems very unhappy. I…
Container Gardening Soil Disposal
I am a container gardener with a focus on edibles (herbs,vegetables) etc. I need to change my soil this year and I’m wondering if there is a pick-up service? I don’t drive or have access to a car and I…
Eugenia Topiary
I have a Eugenia topiary outside in a large urn; it can freeze here in Portland Oregon. Temps can get down to 30 degrees F (-1 C) some nights. I covered it with plastic last night, will this protect it? …
Tulip and Allium Bulbs
Please help! Last summer I dug up my tulip & allium bulbs as they were not producing well anymore. A lot of the bulbs that I dug up were well formed but undersized. Some were normal size and had flowered…
Clematis Winter Care
I would like to winterize my two clematis plants. I live in a condo facing east on the 14th level. Each plant is in a resin/plastic tall black container. How do I protect them for over the winter? Do I…
Empress Cedar Tree Overall Pale Colour
I installed an Empress Cedar into a raised planter last Autumn 2016. It appeared healthy until midsummer this year where it is now definitely a pale unhealthy colour. It was installed with a soaker hose system at the end of…
House Plant Sanctuary
I’d like to know if there is a place where you can bring house plants when they are too big for your place or you can not take a good care of them any more. I’ve had plants which were…
Growing an Oak Tree in a Pot
Hi, I’d like to grow an oak tree next month for my daughter’s first birthday (her name means Oak tree in Irish). We live in a condo facing southwest, and eventually would like to move to a house. Is it…
Potting Soil
I purchased ‘Black Earth’ bags from a large grocery store, and mixed it with some of the dirt already in my pots from last season. My flowers have not been thriving in these pots and someone told me that black…
