Tag: Ask Burton

Ask Burton: Q: I have an area of my St. Augustine grass that is not looking healthy. My sprinkler works, there’s no shade, the edges of the sickly spots started to green up, but now are yellowing and poor in color. Any ideas of what’s going on?
Ask Burton Q: We planted a Japanese maple two months ago and it has leafed out, but the tips of the leaves are beginning to turn pale white/tan. It’s not all that bad yet, but we tried a Japanese maple in the same spot last year and it died the same way last July. I planted it where the tag said – partial to full sun, so it’s on the west side of my home. Any idea what the issue is?
Ask Burton: This week, we’re looking at a favorite container plant for the season – how to keep rosemary looking its best. Q: I plant cone-sheared rosemary in my front patio pots each year, for something taller and pretty during the winter. Last year, my rosemary got great big dead patches in it without much warning – whole sections of it died. What happened, and how do I make it not happen this year?
Ask Burton: This week, a simple, easy answer to a number of minor landscape issues. Q: My established crapemyrtles are showing damaged leaves (brown around the edges), my redbud leaves are showing many small, blackish flecks, and my Japanese maples really took a hammering this summer, with many burned looking leaves. What should I do to help these plants?
Ask Burton: Q: Today, we’re not answering A question someone has asked regarding their lawn and patio – but rather we’re talking about the overwhelming single most common issue brought to us this month! We talked about it once recently, in fact, but it bears bringing up again.
Ask Burton: This week, we’re talking about the single largest issue brought to us over the past few days. The armies are marching! Q: My Bermuda lawn has had huge patches turn brown almost overnight – and there are literally thousands of caterpillars all over the place. My lawn, my patio after the rain, everywhere. Help!
Ask Burton: This week, a question about suckers – not in Vegas, but in the landscape. Q: I have a Live Oak in my yard that has generated so many suckers that it almost looks like a ground cover. How can I remove them, and prevent more? Is there any sort of herbicide I can apply?
Ask Burton: Q: I have planted vegetable gardens in the past and I want to make this one as easy to maintain as possible. I don’t mind spending more time setting it up, but once I plant this time, I don’t want to fight Bermudagrass (and every other weed) – I want to water, occasionally fertilize, and get food. Can you help me get there?
Ask Burton: This week, an observation on the root cause of more than 80% of the plant questions we’ve received in the past three weeks.
Ask Burton: Q: I have areas in my lawn that haven’t greened up for me this spring – any ideas of what’s going on?