Category Archives: Northeast U.S. Gardeners

Q. Interested in advice on planting mophead hydrangea in my zone 6 location. The area I am planting receives sun from 12N on. Soil is clay & will slopes away from plants. I am asking before I buy as I … Continue reading →

Q. I received a rose bush for Mother’s Day and kept it in a clay pot on the deck because it is the only sunny spot. Will it survive the winter in a clay pot. Any special precautions? Also, it … Continue reading →

Q. It’s my first winter in my new “established” house. Lot’s of free standing bushes which I know all flower in different times of the summer, don’t know what they are but they have become overgrown and I have no … Continue reading →

Q. I own a Dracaena Mass Cane.  It stays indoors in the winter and is brought out in a screen house in the summer months.  It enjoys being outside so much that it now is taller than ceiling height of … Continue reading →

Q. We have a Small Leaf Linden tree at our curbside.  It is quite large. 10 years ago, when it was pruned, the leader was cut.  Since then, it has grown into a very huge, very full mushroom shape. 3 … Continue reading →