Q: What could be causing my tree to be so ragged looking and leafless? My neighbors' trees, which appear to be the same type, look fine and looked this way the past four or five years. Theirs are full ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I'm growing a variety of peppers (Cayenne, Tabasco, Habanero, etc.). I ...

Question: Last summer my azaleas, gardenias and even my car were completely covered in a black growth. Later I noticed that the crape myrtle that is in the same bed and near the car was covered in the ...

Q: What is this on my crape myrtle (the white growth on top of the black layer), and what should I use to control both of them? A: The white insects are crape myrtle bark scale. They’re a relatively ...

Burgess says TreeKeepers has received many complaints from citizens in the green leafy suburbs where sooty mould tends to become a problem for residents when it affects their cars. “When it occurs in ...