Growing Hydrangeas in Florida: Types, Color and Winter
Hydrangeas grow across nearly all of Florida, but the state splits into two different gardens.
Growing Roses in Delaware: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Delaware gardeners can plant roses from mid-March through early April if working with dormant bare-root stock, or wait until after the last frost (April…
What Eats Potato in Nebraska, and When
Nebraska gardeners dealing with chewed potato leaves are usually looking at one of four insects documented by Nebraska Extension: blister beetles…
Which Hydrangeas Survive a Alberta Winter
Around Calgary, hydrangeas that bloom on new spring growth, mainly Hydrangea paniculata and Hydrangea arborescens types, are the ones that reliably…
What Eats Parsnip in Nebraska, and When
Grasshoppers, blister beetles, and Japanese beetles are the ones actually documented to bother a Nebraska parsnip patch.
Golden Showers Rose: Bloom, Hardiness and Care
Golden Showers is a climbing rose with large, semi-double yellow blooms, hardy in USDA zones 5a through 11b, and it flowers on new wood grown each season…
L.A. Dreamin Hydrangea: Bloom Color, Pruning and Care
L.A. Dreamin isn’t a tomato. It’s a bigleaf hydrangea, and bigleaf hydrangeas don’t ripen on a countdown from transplant, they bloom from buds set the…
When to Prune Roses in Alberta
Prune roses in Alberta in spring, once you can see live green or reddish buds swelling on the canes, typically from mid-April into early May depending on…
What Eats Potato in Montana, and When
Two insects on Montana State University Extension’s documented list actually feed on potato plants: grasshoppers and thrips.
Spider Mites on Roses: Stippled Leaves in a Hot, Dry Summer
Tiny yellow or white speckles across rose leaves, followed by a dry, dusty look and leaves that drop early, point to two-spotted spider mites.