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Do you have any thing to get rid of gnats on my house plants? All I have heard is to repot every one in new soil. Thanks, Betty Betty,   Your gnats are probably fungus gnats.  You could replace the soil in your planters.  You can also treat your existing plants with a houseplant granular [...]

“Life is too short for drama, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly” First, you  Come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses. FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING , PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS: 1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul PLANT FOUR [...]

How do we get rid of the voles, repair the lawn and cover the tree trunk that is exposed? I was so sorry to see your pictures.  It does look like vole damage.  The lawn will be easy to repair but your beautiful tree is another matter.  Voles can be trapped using similar traps that [...]

Here are some suggestions: 1.  Cut back Perennials after a hard freeze. 2.  Remove any diseased plants & dispose in yard waste – not compost. 3.  Clean up any leaves & debris. 4.  Water until ground is frozen. 5.  Mulch new plants after the ground freezes.

Now is the time to freeze the wonderful fresh corn from Pahl’s.  Less then two weeks left for our season.  Many people have asked how to freeze corn so here is an easy way to do it. Put a large kettle on the stove with water and bring it to a boil. As you wait for the water [...]

Dear Dee:    About 5 years ago, I purchased an AUNT DEE WISTERIA from Pahl’s, it did wonderful, then we sold our home.  I’d like to purchase another one for our new home.  Do you still carry them?  I drive by our old home, and can see the Wisteria from the road and it is [...]

I have put in 2 Beautiful Mandarin Honeysuckle plants in one of my gardens. I live in the west suburbs of Illinois.  When I do my “winterizing”, should I cut them down?  Or, do I leave the stems on the trelis?  Please, if you could, an e-mail on this would be helpful.  The plants are [...]

I have several Hibiscus plants that my mother bought for me last year. They have spent the winter in a spare bedroom because I have no room for them. I do give them water but they really don’t look that good. What chance will they come back this summer even with some good fertilizer?  Dear [...]

Question: I have a Manettia bicolor plant. The plant has brown on the leaves. Any suggestions as to what, if anything, I am doing wrong? The plant is just starting to lower again. Is it supposed to flower all year long? Thanks! Rhonda Dear Rhonda, The Manettia bicolor is a tropical vine.  Also known as [...]

I bought a Alice Dupont Mandevilla last year…by season end it was absolutely beautiful. I was told by a fellow gardener to spray it with a pesticide before bringing it in. I did. As the days went by, the leaves dropped off – totally. I kept it at the east window -a couple months ago [...]