Ask Burton: This week, the fungus is among us! Q: My flowerbeds and a row of my shrubs need some help. My coreopsis look terrible, with some of the leaves turning grey, and I have mildew and some sort of spotting on the lower leaves of my crapemyrtles. I also have a row of redtip photinias along my back fence, and they’re covered in angry red spots. My periwinkles are dying day by day – it started with a couple of individual plants, and every day, more turn brown and die.
If You Love Candles, You Will Adore the Swan Creek Candles!
Ask Burton: This week, we’re addressing a plant problem made worse by the rainy month we’ve just gone through. Q: I have problems with the leaves of several of my shrubs. My Gerber daisies are odd-colored, with green veins standing out from the yellowing leaves. The holes are caused by snails, which I’ve treated for, but that’s not all that’s going wrong. Did all the rain damage the roots of my plants?
Sammy’s Plant of The Week: Sunsation Barberry
Ask Burton: This week, we’re checking up on your junipers, cedars, and bald cypress. It’s time to head off a problem before it really gets started this year.
Ask Burton: Q: The snails are eating up my flowers and I want to kill them, but I have two dogs that like to get into everything. Can I kill the snails and not hurt my dogs?
Abby’s Plant of the Week – Japanese Maples!
Ask Burton: Q: I have a mature live oak tree in my yard which was damaged during the February snowstorm. Most of the live oaks in my neighborhood have sprouted out green again already, but mine remains stubbornly brown and dead-looking. Also, my parents have an old Arizona ash that hasn’t leafed out. Are our trees dead, or is there hope?
Ask Burton: Q: What are these white blobs on my crape myrtle and how do I get rid of them?
Ask Burton: Q: I want to get my flowers and patio tomatoes off to a good start this year. What do you recommend as far as potting soil and fertilizer when I plant?