Ask the Expert: 10 year old Peace Lily w/issues…HELP!

I noticed that a lot of people received their Peace Lily due to the passing of a loved one and I am no different. Needless to say this plant is very special to me as it was received for my Mother’s passing back in 1999. At that time I lived in Indiana. Real cold winters and fairly humid springs/summers. The plant THRIVED! If it looked a little droopy all I had to do was water it and BOOM, up came the leaves. They bounced right back. I would sometimes get upset with the blooms when they would start to fade and drop all of the white “dust” stuff all over. Now I wish that were the case. I watered faithfully once a week sometimes a little in between, it was in my office so it had bright but indirect sunlight. I re-potted (more…)

Ask the Expert: Peace Lily brown/black leaves

We received a beautiful large peace lily as a gift when moving into our new offices. It has been going downhill and I’ve been trying to save it. Leaves turning brown/black. I trim them off. I repotted the plant. The roots seemed to be OK. I did purchase a clay pot with drain holes so used about 3″ of rock in the bottom of the pot. Will this work?
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Ask the Expert: Why is my Hyophorbe Verschaffeltii dying? Spindle

I bought a beautiful indoor spindle palm tree. I transplanted into a larger planter, added soil, and watered it with miracle grow. Days later, I noticed that the leaves were drying out. I cut off all of the dry stems. I am now left with one stem that has not open yet. I am not sure if that stem is fresh or dry. What can I do to save this plant? Is it too late? Thank you, for your help. Rosa

Ask the Expert: Why wont my Iris bloom?

My Iris’ get great green leaves but I fail to get a bud, which in turn I don’t get a bloom?

Mary Ann

Ask the Expert: Why wont my buds on my daffodils bloom?

My daffodils come up, get big buds on them but the buds never open???

Ask the Expert: What can I do to save my sister’s Peace plant?

My sister received a peace plant last November, 2007 as an offering for my mother’s death on the 12th. It was root bound and had to be transplanted into a larger pot so she (more…)

Ask the Expert: Planting Lavendar

Hello,
I received a Spanish lavender plant in the mail as a gift.  It looked great when I got it, but after replanting it in a larger pot, slowly died despite a lot of attention (water, sun, etc.).  I’ve grown lavender before, but never had this much trouble (I live in a warm, Mediterranean climate, and it’s been fairly warm).  I kept the pot inside in a windy at first, then moved it outside thinking it needed more sun.
Could you please explain how best to transplant this replacement so that it  fares better?  (more…)

Ask the Expert: When the white blooms on a peace lily turns brown, do you cut it off or let it fall off?  Sharon

Ask The Expert: my peace lily has black spots on it i received it after my moms funeral and it already had a few but they are getting larger and my new leaves are all rolled up please help me i don’t want to lose this plant it means alot to me Jennifer

Ask the Expert: I have a wild plum - its leaves started to curl
I have a wild plum tree - its leaves started to curl, then drop off and now it looks as if the tree is dying. Could it be a symptom of poisoning as we know our neighbor does not like the tree there?
Patrick