Make fountain grass bloom

Hello, We purchased two 10″ containers of Purple Fountain Grass – Pennisetum Setaceum – to put in urns on our east facing front porch just for fall. We bought it because we really like the blooms. How can we make…

Wisteria

Hello~ my well established (15yrs+) wisteria has sustained root damage from a retaining wall that was installed very close to it this past spring. It bloomed, but after blooming it didn’t leaf out as proficiently as in past years. Clearly…

Rio Dipladenia

We brought in our Dipladenia last winter and kept it indoors. We took it out on our terrace after spring in the West End and fertilized it, but it is not flowering and has no buds. The leaves are very…

Privacy Bush

I am looking for a full sun, non invasive bush for privacy that grows to about 5 ft. tall. Any thoughts?…

Which side of a fence is exposure measured on?

I have a fence which faces southwest. The fence is a relatively open board construction, so the stems will definitely grow through toward the sun. If I plant the rose on the shadier side (i.e. the northeast side) is light…