TheGardenLady received this question from Jina:
I have 2 potted spiral trees that I purchased and planted myself 2 summers ago. They have survived extremely cold winters. I have feed and pruned them each spring. I recently noticed some brown limbs and looks like dying. I’m not sure what I have done wrong, and would love [...]

                                                                     
TheGardenLady received this question from Greg.
I want to make a decorative bed on the side of my house. This area gets about 2-3 hours of morning sun. There is a lot of moss there and even grass is hard to grow in this area. I am going to put down a foot of fresh topsoil [...]

                                                                        
TheGardenLady received this question from John:
I live in the Texas hill country, and have started some lady apples from seed. I am not sure how well they will grow, but how can I give them the best chance, and what are their growing habits.
                                                                         
The Pink Lady apple is from Western Australia and likes [...]

                                                                                    
TheGardenLady received this question from Lisa -
 It seems hard to find a staymen apple tree at the local nurseries anymore (DC area) and planting the apple seeds has never worked no matter how many times/ways we’ve tried.  Do you have to plant the whole apple for the seeds to sprout?  Any other ideas on [...]

The GardenLady received the following question from a Mr. Lima: 
I have a friend named Glaucia. I heard a few days ago about a flower with this same name.  Can you help me find something about this flower, perhaps an internet web site, even a link… Please!! I´ll be very happy if I can show my friend the flower with her [...]

I recevied the following question from Linsey:
I got a beautiful potted tree for Christmas. I’d like to plant it outside.
When do you recommend that I do this? Is there a proper procedure to
enhance the chances of survival?
The Garden Lady likes the idea of a potted tree for the holidays and hopes that your [...]

I received the following questions from Jen:
Are there any plant related reasons to worry or any precautions to take about the unseasonably warm November and December we’ve had on the East Coast so far this year? Is the weather going to mess up the natural cycles of native trees and plants? I’m mainly concerned because [...]

I received this question from a Micah and his wife about prolonging the life of their Christmas tree:
We bought a Christmas tree this weekend.  My wife thinks that you can significantly prolong the life of the Christmas tree by putting a special solution (sugar?) in the water.  My view is that since water is what they get
in [...]