The only effective way that I know of is to remove all living woody materials, including those buried underground. But why is it that folks have...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I am surprised not to see this plant more often in gardens. I raised this one from seeds 5 years ago. It...
I see that some nurseries are starting to offer this plant. A bit pricey, considering that they are easy to propagate. This must be a sign of...
I like my bamboos. But I do watch the P nigra like a hawk. Right now, I have a queue of people who wants divisions, so, I do allow rampant...
What "soil" or potting media did you use to repot it? I agree, the root stock is showing and the bud union rides too high.
Rose flowers on the same plant can have quite different colours. The classic example is my climbing Peace. Right now, it is full of blooms, and...
You can't get rid of your wisteria, and here I am, feeling sad having lost one of my five. The culprit seems to be poor drainage. So, I wonder...
Lycium barbarum from Northern China, and Lycium chinense from Southern China - the Chinese wolfberry. I grow it in our backyard. It started as...
Never knew anything about having to paint cut ends of rose canes, so I was and still am happily pruning away without that extra time consuming...
The way I see it, common names do exist and people do use them. Plant labels use them too. As do botanical descriptions. Not that they are all...
That seems pretty close to what we have. Unfortunately it was killed to the ground 3 years ago, likely fungal disease. It disappeared completely...
Those clumps look rather tight for runners. Can you give us some close up pictures of the culms, shoots and leaves? If they are runners,...
Try this link to my favourite wisteria pruning article.
I have a Fuyu growing in a container on our deck. It fruits well but the fruits do need a long enough period of warmth to ripen. That ain't...
