Q: You have a very interesting website. I read in one of your answers that a hibiscus plant won't bloom until it's root-bound. In another answer, you said to put it in a bigger pot so it doesn't get ...

Here's all you really need to know about us. Three years after moving into our new home and after pulling out countless berry vines and installing countless sprinklers and spending countless hours of ...

It’s common to use tropical plants growing in containers to beautify our outdoor living areas. These plants often live two lives — spending summer outside when the weather is warm and going inside the ...

Significant property damage was prevented this week when the owners noticed two adjacent trees suddenly leaning away from each other. Because of common anchoring root defects and wet soil, the trees ...

Reader Alan Platt, whose letter last month triggered a two-part article on bamboo, sent me another email to say that I was right about his plants being too big for their containers. "For their ...

12:05, Sun, Mar 2, 2025 Updated: 11:16, Tue, Mar 4, 2025 Growing fruit trees in containers is an excellent way to enjoy fresh produce. Here in the UK, our unpredictable weather and limited outdoor ...