I can spot a houseplant problem “a mile away”. It’s true. Often people are perplexed by what is causing problems for their houseplants. I’d like to help identify the problems and the ways to solve them. Let’s start with insects that...
Why isn’t your flowering houseplant sending out flowers? It can be frustrating. First, determine if your houseplant is a flowering plant. If you have a fern, your plant won’t be flowering…..ever. But, if you purchased a flowering plant and it...
Yesterday we had record-breaking snowfall in SE Michigan. Here in my town, we received almost 10″ of snow. This is one day of snow My mailbox was covered in snow. Snow covered witch hazel I like the snow. It covers the brown, ugly, landscape and best of...
What do you do with mealybugs? That is a great question. I wish they would fall off the face of the earth. They are so annoying! These pictures are of mealybugs that infested my cardboard plant, Zamia furfuracea. Early detection is key As you can see below on this...
I was recently at a public aquarium filled with not only animals, birds, and fish, but also tropical plants. I found some pretty heavy infestations of insects on some of the plants, but I think because of the fish and other animals living there, it would be almost...
This insect, black vine weevil, (Otiorhynchus sulcatus), is one you may never see, and I hope you never do. These insects are usually found outside eating your holly, rhododendrons, yews, and eunonymous–any broadleaf evergreens—at night. The only way to...
