Tag: Ask Burton

ASK BURTON: Q: My crape myrtle is dripping sap, isn’t blooming right, and generally just looks tired. There are also tiny white dots up and down the branches. How do I fix this?
Ask Burton: Q: I’m watering generously, and this August’s unpleasant heat is still battering our new plants. What am I doing wrong?
Ask Burton: Q: My flowers next to my front door are looking pale and wimpy – I’ve been watering them every day in this heat, as they’re in containers, but they’re still looking poorly. Any ideas to what’s going on?
Ask Burton: Q: I have a scattering of leaves starting to turn brown and fall on the interior and lower canopies of my mature trees. The species does not matter – they are all doing it a little. I can only water once per week because of city restrictions.
Ask Burton: Q: I had a nice bed of roses until they were visited by rose rosette this year. I want plant recommendations that will bloom as long as my roses did, grow in similar sizes, and won’t catch that disease.
Ask Burton: Q: One of my mature Bradford pear trees is suddenly turning yellow, orange, and brown, while the rest of my yard looks fine. What could be causing this, and how can I help the tree recover?
Ask Burton: This week it’s all about the behavior of plants that are suitable to plant in our area… when the types of plants chosen do not play well together. So many landscape problems can be headed off with proper, prior planning. This article could well be titled… Plants that do NOT go together… at least, not like that!
Ask Burton: The month of July certainly brings the heat, and it’s a challenge for newly planted shrubs, trees, and container plantings. So, this week, a simple heads up on watering – how to, how often, and simple things you can do to reduce the need for excessive watering.
Ask Burton: Q: Do I need mulch? How much mulch do I need? How many bags do I need to buy?
Ask Burton: Q: I have a weird mold growing out of the mulch in my flower bed – it popped up overnight! Also, there’s some sort of odd mushroom growing near where I had a tree removed after the 2021 freeze. What do I need to do?