Garden Plants
Clematis Wilt: What It Is & What to Do Clematis wilt is dramatic — a healthy plant can collapse and blacken within days. But it's less common than most gardeners fear, and most plants recover if you act quickly and planted them deep enough. This guide explains how to tell true wilt from drought, slug damage, and other causes; which varieties are resistant; and the six things you can do to reduce the risk.
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Trees
It Doesn't Seem Real Until it Happens to You Yes, folks, it finally happened to us. We had a good run, but…
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Gardening
What is Honey Fungus? Honey fungus is a spreading, parasitic fungus that live yeah s on trees, woody shrubs, and occasionally herbaceous…
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Roses
What are these black spots and yellow patches on my rose’s leaves?Black spots on rose leaves, usually surrounded by yellowing areas, are…
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Gardening
Coral Spot IdentificationCoral spot’s small orange-pink pustules are very distinctive. The fungus is active and producing spores almost year round, but you…
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Fruit Trees & Bushes
What are these brown spots on my quince tree’s leaves and fruit? Quince Leaf Blight is the fungus Diplocarpon mespili, which ruin…
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Fruit Trees & Bushes
What is Apple Scab and Pear Scab?Apple Scab and Pear Scab are functionally the same, although the specific fungus is different: Apple…
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Hedge Plants
Why Are There Holes in My Laurel Leaves?If it looks like something is eating Swiss cheese style holes in your cherry laurel…
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Gardening
What is this White Fungus on my Trees and Hedges?Powdery Mildew is caused by a group of fungi that form a grey-white…
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Fruit Trees & Bushes
There is no need to be afraid of Silver Leaf disease, which rarely affects Cherry and Plum trees in gardens, and even…
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