Benjamina House tree

My benjamina tree developed white wax like spots on the leaf stem, near the junction where the leaf meets the branch. It started shedding leaves so I put it outdoors, gave it a serious hair cut, hosed it down and…

Calamondiin orange tree

My calamondin has a clear sticky residue on some of the leaves. Just started. What is it? How do I treat this?  …

Diseased Blueberry plant – scale?

Hi Can you help me here. I believe I have some sort of stem scale on my Blueberry plants. If so should i cut it back now or wait until winter. How do i prevent it in the future. How…

Something killing our plants

There is something (blight perhaps?) killing our well established backyard plants. There appears to be small bugs all over our Mandarin honeysuckle but it is still doing ok, but the lilac bush beside it barely came back this year ans…

Possible scale on trees

Not sure if you can see what’s on this tree (and others): the gray, and some orange. Is it scale? or something else? will it harm the trees and if so, what should be done? Thank you.…

Lemon tree leaf issues *

Why are my meyer lemons leaves suddenly looking discolored/patchy, and falling? Would this be overfertilzation/overwatering or a nutrient deficiency? The leaves are also looking burnt from the edges (not the tips) and now have small brown spots. When I originally…

Boston Ivy Pest

my boston ivy has died back in large patches over the last two years. This year I noticed numerous little waxy spots on the underside of the leaves. Do you know what it might be and could this be causing…

Cedar Hedge

We have just moved in to a house that has an old cedar hedge which is dying at various places.  It has holes in it.  The branches where it is dying has a speckle of white on it.  How do…

Yucca plant developed brown spots

Hi, I have had this yucca plant for many years, it blooms beautifully every year, but since last year it developed very ugly spots , especially the bottom spikes. It started cutting them off, but I am not sure if…

Orchids, Phalaenopsus, infestation?

I have a dozen Phalaeñopsis plants that I nurture to rebloom. Earlier in summer found a sticky residue and what looks like little droplets on the stem. Also saw little brown ‘scabs’ on leaves. Wiped down with rubbing alcohol and…