Great Garden Questions from Subscribers - Moss Problems, Transplanting Redbuds, Azalea Pruning

Please consider visiting Calloway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA. It's a beautiful place to make a video. It's not far off I-85 near the GA/AL state line. Any time would be good, but it's particularly known for all its varieties of azaleas with bloom in spring and early summer.

Question from Atlanta zone 8a. I started salvia blue bedder from seed in April and repotted 3 plants into 9" terra cotta pots in June. They are just now blooming for the first time. What's the best strategy for getting these plants through the winter? Should I plant them in the ground or leave them in pots? Other than the rain from Helene, Atlanta has been very dry and other plants I planted in spring have really struggled. I'd appreciate any advice - love the channel!

Is it possible to transplant a forest pansy redbud when it goes dormant? I live in CT Zone 6 and the tree is 3 yrs old, 5’ x 5’ . I’ve heard mixed info about when to transplant or even if possible to transplant. It is located incorrectly. If not possible to transplant, can it be size controlled? Really appreciate all your knowledge

Good advice, try not to “borrow problems from the future “ 😊

We have been having 80 degree days & 50 ish at night. It’s going to frost in a few days. I have been moving perennials & planting many new ones. Have I made a mistake? They aren’t going to have time to root in before the coming frost. NWTN zone 7

Please ask the nurseries to grow Raulston Hardy viburnum!!

Jim, if I collect seed from my pink and red Summer Jewels Salvia, could the highschool ag class sell the resulting plants as long as the "Summer Jewels" name wasn't used?
I feel bad complaining about dry weather in my piece of north Georgia given what so many are still dealing with.

Hi Jim, I’m in south East Tennessee zone 7B/8A. I’m facing a nightmare situation with Bermuda grass having crept all over two large 50’ x 8 ‘ garden beds that I had prepared this summer using cardboard, cow manure and a thick layer of wood chips on top. My plan is to start planting conifers and evergreen privacy shrubs this fall. Any ideas for getting rid of the grass? I’m open to using chemical sprays if needed.

My smoke bush bloomed twice this year too before it lost most of its foliage. It was growing really fast all of the sudden once the heatwave ended.

Hi Jim. I planted 23 oakland hollies about 15 months ago. So far there are no berries. Do they take a few years to develop? Thanks, love your channel.

Hi Jim - my dog blasted one of my oakleaf hydrangeas in pursuit of a squirrel, breaking it at the base of the plant. I've staked/tied it together as best I can and to my surprise, it is still alive a week later (leaves are still turgid). Will the breakage heal like a grafted plant, or should I just replace it now? It is in a grouping of 3 that I just planted this spring, so I'd like for all 3 to be roughly the same size -- I don't know if the break will cause it to be less vigorous.

So pleased you will be at Mobot. If you have time be sure to see the Shaw Nature Reserve also.

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You seem to be pretty lucky with the wood chips.
Ar least around here you better know where they came from because people have had gardens destroyed by herbicides, pesticides, disease and insects from free wood chips.

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Thanks for another informative q&a!

Love these Q&A's.

I have 4 gallon size Burgmansis that I started from seed last spring…now what?…I’m in zone 8b and I am pretty sure they must be zone 10 at least…. I could put them in a cool room, kept above 50 but not too bright light, or an unheated garage with pretty good light…any ideas? Not really worried, minimal investment…

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Thanks for these Q&A

I'm zone 7 coastal area. I have a spot that I can't seem to fill. It's full shade , north side of the house ,under an overhang. 3 ft wide 8 ft tall.
Overhang blocks most of the rain. Gets the last 2 hours of sun most of the year.

Is it okay to limb up a pink flowering dogwood now, or wait until it is dormant in winter (Zone 8A in Kennesaw, Georgia).

Question. This may have been covered previously but is there any way to stop my Bermuda grass from creeping into my garden beds? Weed whacking is difficult for my hands with the vibration of the tool. My garden beds are around the perimeter of my house and are edged. The Bermuda is aggressive and other than spraying it with grass killer I don’t know how to control it.

Do I you know why it’s so hard d to find Little Heath Pieris? I’ve looked all year, but no one around the Triangle can get it.

Where can I learn about a plant's root structure? The NC Extension Gardner Plant Toolbox has so much fabulous info but does not mention roots. To put plants close together, a tap root next to a surface rooter works so much better than two surface rooters so this info would be helpful in choosing plants, not just transplanting them.

?? Zone 7A,(south central PA) planted 3 hardy hibiscus last year, in early August this year they slowly stopped producing flowers not sure what the issue is, I kept them watered and in good sun. Google says possibly thrips or potassium. Do I totally give up on them for next year or can they come back from either of those? Any other feedback would be helpful. Thanks for all you do…love your channel🐕

What is the best week to visit J.C. Raulston Arboretum to see all of the Japanese Maple Trees in full saturation of autumnal colors?

Thanks, Jim and Steph! I learn something new every week. Do you have any advice for growing Meyer Lemon bushes in planters? I don’t have an area with enough sun to put them in the ground. Zone 9b-coastal north florida.

Now that it's starting cool off. When will it be time to retire the drip system for the year?

I moved a double blue balloon flower that’s been in the same spot for 15 yrs. A tree has since cast too much shade. Every where I look it says doesn’t transplant due to deep taproot and boy when I dug it up it had some big fat long taproots. Looked like I had just taken a fence post out with the long narrow rootball it had, but it’s still alive doesn’t look good 😂 but hopefully next spring it comes back full like nothing happened

I want to plant a musashino zelkova 10 ft from my pool. Will the roots be a problem?

Seconding what Jim said about "doing it in the fall" re Sulfur for hydrangeas, Sulfur takes a good 6 months+ for the microbes to convert it to the right form (sulfate). Aluminum sulfate is quicker, but many question using it for acidification other than for hydrangeas (which want the aluminum for blueness).

Compared to a dogwood, a redbud has somewhat deeper roots and is harder to move. At least that is my sense from moving a good few of both. With both, I agree with the shape of rootball Jim suggested to dig.

My two Edgeworthias also look like they are about to flower right now. Normally, the flower buds stay tight until Jan/Feb. It’s really strange.

Def don't move your Acer palmatum to the garbage they are hardy zones 5-9 please don't

Jim, I'm trying to improve the clay soil in an existing bed with several established trees and shrubs. Can I add several inches of wood chips like you recommend? I'm afraid that will effectively lead to the trees and shrubs being planted too deep. If that isn't an option, is there anything I can do in this situation to improve the soil?

Frost or Freeze. Is one worse than the other? Can a plant survive a short time below freezing if it is protected from frost?

have you ever been featured in the magazine Horticulture? If not, would like to be?

Always great questions, excellent answers--thank you Jim, Steph! 😊

Do you have a woodland garden? If so, how many hours of filtered light do you get each season? Thanks.

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🤍🤍🤍🪴🪴🪴 is it too late to trim my boxwoods? I never know when it’s okay it’s been 90’s now today it’s 60’s to 38 LOL 🤪 in spring it does the same thing it’s 70’s in January then freeze it’s so confusing my new growth got frozen off this year Thanks 7B AL

Recommendations for a climbing vine to cover a chicken coop in shaded area zone 7b Troy North Carolina

Have you been to Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Mi? I used to have a membership there when I lived there. I liked it.

I put down wood chips to make garden beds over a year ago and they are not breaking down. I believe you mentioned they could be treated with something to help break down. I am in Hilton Head, South Carolina zone 9b.

Question!!! I recently bought a Carolina sapphire cypress 3 tier topiary. I put it right next to the house, about 2 feet, with the plan to keep sheared. Is this a bad idea??? Too close and too big??? Zone 7A/Western Kentucky

In addition to all that I learn through your awesome channel, I am interested in conferences or conventions that provide in-person learning experiences, with a focus on general horticulture knowledge and landscape design. Any that you recommend at state (NC) or national level?

Thanks! I’d love some ideas for ‘decorating’ pots that in summer I fill with annuals. Perhaps small evergreens that like to be in pots. And up to zone 6–my winters are colder than yours.

I have a Jazz Hands Loropetalum that has grown to "it's size". It only shows the variegation where I've pruned it. If I get another one, how small do you think I would/could keep it to have more variegation? I don't care about the flowers. How often would I be able to prune it to get "new" foliage?

Informative video as usual! You guys make a great team. My question involves fall tree planting. I have Blue Point Junipers in part of my side lot as a privacy screen for our back yard. I would love to layer a smaller tree or 2 in front them that would really stand out. What might you and Steph suggest? My garden is very informal and we are located in zone 8A, formerly 7B.

propagation question: I took cuttings from shrubs in late August of ninebark, boxwood, rose, and azalea. They seem to be rooting! Do I leave them outside for winter in a protected area (up against a south facing building) or would an unheated garage be better? Should I pot them in individual pots before winter? Zone 6a NE Ohio

Here's my latest issue. Not sure it's a question. How do I plan when a lot of how-tos say "do this in fall" or "do that in spring," when at least here in Maryland, the weather is so completely unpredictable?