Question from Rosanne: I need help. I have several large pots of narcissus that have lots of green growth, but no blooms. What am I doing wrong? What should I do so they will bloom next year? I wanted to create a little “Margaret Fowler” courtyard, bringing the pots in when in bloom like Scripps […]
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Flowers – Page 3
Make Pots of Narcissus Bloom Year After Year
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
January
29th,
2014
at 04:50 PM
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Categories : Flowers, Pots & Containers
Gardening Question from Jim: Seems like every other year I get small infestations of white flies on my Hibiscus plants. Usually it’s only one, I’ll prune all the infected leaves off and spray with soapy water. My property has wasps, which I have heard, to be a good insect to kill off the White Fly, […]
Gardening Question from Kathy: You helped me out a lot a few years ago with my Geranium’s. I remember many long emails with you. So, I need your expert advise on a new problem I’m having with, yes… the Geranium’s. This morning, while cleaning up some dry leaves from my plants, I noticed that in […]
Categories : Flowers
Question from Lesley: Hi Pat! Thanks for all your help so far; discovering your book 2 years ago has had such a lovely and positive effect on my garden. My question is about iceland poppies, and other winter annuals. The timing of annuals in SoCal still perplexes me a bit. In your book you say […]
Categories : Flowers
Chinese Wisterias – How To Grow And Prune
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
July
17th,
2013
at 12:25 AM
Gardening Question from Jody: I walked by your house yesterday and saw your wisteria in full bloom. I planted one three years ago and it has barely begun to grow. How long will it take to get to be like yours? And how do you prune it? Answer from Pat: My wisterias are 30 years […]
Categories : Flowers
Question from Eileen: I am trying to identify the plant which perfumed the air when I made a recent trip to St. Louis Obispo, Ca. The fragrance was everywhere I went. It was delightful and was so persistent that it must grow wild. I would like to identify it. I live in Missouri. Answer from […]
Question from Bob: I have another question for you: can you identify the striking bush in the attached photo? Answer from Pat: The plant in the photograph is weeping bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis), a shrub or tree native to Australia. Bottlebrushes are common landscape plants in the frost-free, coastal climate zones of California. There are several […]
Categories : Flowers, Garden Q & A
Growing Lilac (Syringea vulgaris) in Southern California
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
May
13th,
2013
at 03:50 AM
Question from Rachel: First things first: Pat, I asked you a question about fruit trees a while ago, and you sent the most thoughtful, detailed message with a host of helpful suggestions, including a recommendation for Bearss lime trees. I managed to find one–Bearss were everywhere, but only dwarf varieties, so finding a full-sized tree […]
Question from Cynthia: Hi Pat – I didn’t know till now that you are in Del Mar. I grew up in Cardiff in the 1950s and ’60s, and I honestly believe there is no more perfect place on earth (and I’ve been around!). I’m considering planting a dahlia imperialis or a dahlia tenuicaulis. It concerns […]
Categories : Flowers, Garden Q & A
Question from Tricia: Could really use your help! I have searched all over the web for any pictures of this native plant I found on my property (I live in Alpine, CA.). It looks kind of like mint, has long veins on the leaves,with rigged edges. I pinched a piece off to smell it and […]
Categories : Flowers
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