If the lavender is doing fine it might be too dry and sunny for any moss. It also depends on the soil -- if it's clay it might be too heavy, but...
Do not use RoundUp. RoundUp contains known carcinogens. It also is meant to kill ALL plants it touches, so the tree these suckers are connected to...
A whole head is too jammed together for good clove growth. Plant single cloves (biggest and firmest you can get) upright 4" apart. Minimum 3" apart.
It's definitely a Sarracenia. You need to leave it outdoors as long as you can over the year so it will capture enough insects to survive and get...
We used Ceanothus ‘Centennial’ to cover a south-facing slope of contractor garbage soil and junk in east Vancouver with no irrigation and minimal...
Interestingly, all the rosemary died across our entire complex, down to the last nub. But I was thrilled to see my Rhododendron augustinii (in a...
I suspect they fell victim to the same thing a lot of us struggled with — that nasty cold snap we had. I noticed the damage really didn’t show...
Before that horrible cold snap we had, I snugged my potted bay shrub and my pomegranate tight against the house wall on my balcony, wrapped and...
If the culprit plant is in photo 8, what you have there is buttercup. It likes moist soil, especially clay, and is particularly fond of compacted,...
I am growing a pomegranate shrub in a large tub on my south-facing balcony. In the summer it's fine on the roof deck but it needs to be on the...
I hope your bay trees survived the winter. I have a sheltered spot on my third-floor balcony in East Van where I placed both my bay tree and my...
Or replace with a Ceanothus variety that is more dwarf, if you like the look and the fact that it's evergreen. There are even ground cover height...
Because I largely garden on a roof deck, all my pots are filled 1/3 with packing peanuts to save weight. To avoid perched water tables, I place a...
I think you can trim off the dead stuff on that lavender, but be very careful. Lavender rarely sprouts from old wood when pruned, so run your eyes...
