Bagworms hatch out and begin feeding every May. Check your junipers (including Italian cypress), bald cypresses, roses, Japanese maples and Indian hawthorns for chewed and missing foliage. We’re already…
My newly installed crapemyrtle looks droopy – I’m running my sprinkler three times a week and watering with a hose at least once a week but it’s still tired-looking and…
A: It’s a question of nutrition.
Raised garden soil blends typically have lots of aged pine bark and compost in the mix, which is perfectly fine. But these materials leech…
A: The likely culprit is weather damage, even if knowing the cause doesn’t help with the problem much.
Live oaks have a tendency to sucker up from ground level when…
A: No!
Sand drains far better than clay does, so it seems reasonable to say, “Hey, this material is looser than my normal soil. Wouldn’t it loosen what I…
A: Put simply, magnolias just do this. It’s a perfectly natural event that happens every year. It’s harmless, but since we’ve had several questions on this single topic recently, we…
A: St. Augustine lawns had a rough winter.
The December cold snap is the likely culprit, but not the only problem people have brought to us this spring. Whether you…
A: You need to be meaner to your plants. Don’t love them so much, and in particular, don’t water them so much!
Bougainvillea thrive in hot, dry climates, and you…
A: It’s time to do many things in the lawn and garden! A quick overview of the most important tasks ahead:
• Fertilize Everything! – If you haven’t already, please…
A: Our normal recommendations start with applying pre-emergent herbicides in mid-February until the first week of March, but at this point, you’re already late on that one. Put it on…
