There are few things as spectacular, or beautiful as our African sunsets. The ‘sunset roses’  that mimic this phenomenon of ...

Remove dead plant material ... A few that you might try are Shasta daisies, Black-eyed Susans, penstomen, native bluebells, columbine and coneflower. • Prepare for frost and watch the weather ...

Dead-heading To start ... If you notice signs of rose aphids or black spot, promptly remove the affected areas to prevent the issue from spreading to other plants. 2. Cutting back the damage ...

stripey yellow-and-black hover flies (Syrphidae) are often mistaken for bees. Hover flies are potential pollinators of ...

Tiny black seed-like structures called sclerotia form in the dead foliage and can contaminate the soil for ... This is transmitted by aphids and causes breaks or streaks in petal colour. Ensure that ...

We gave them a balanced feed in the spring and cut away any dead or diseased leaves ... Typical symptoms include stunting, distortion and black streaking, and netting-like patterns to affected leaves.

Keep the room temperatures no cooler than about 15 C or the plant will go dormant. Ficus can be susceptible to spider mite — ...

Any black spotting ... such as citrus trees with aphids, although if the infestation is large you may need to consider other options. If you’ve tried these approaches and find that you really do have ...

Q: After waiting for the "last storm" to materialize, I couldn't stand it and decided to break out the garden hose and water ...