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Root Rot: Several contributing factors include: Overwatering Heavy soils (too much clay) Containers that lack adequate drainage holes. Solution: Always water thoroughly until water comes out the drainage holes.  Do not water again until just below the surface of the soil is barely moist. Use a quality potting soil which...

Forsythia As dreary as it can look outside for most of us in the wintertime, bringing a little early outside life indoors can surely brighten our spirits.  As most early spring flowering trees and shrubs form their buds in the fall before going dormant, it’s possible to force them into...

Wanvisa Dr. N. Nopchai Chansilpa photo The International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society (IWGS) recently announced the winner of their Collector’s Aquatic Plants of the Year (CAPY) for 2011: Nymphaea ‘Wanvisa’ This hardy water lily boasts salmon pink to peach colored flowers with flecks of cream to pale yellow accents....