Q: I have a large old 40-foot oleander tree. Every year as it begins to flower, some of the leaves turn yellow and drop. I realize I may need to fertilize, but I was also thinking of cutting the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Spaniards brought the oleander to Florida in 1565. It had been ...

Q. We have three oleander trees that are infested with oleander caterpillars. We have tried numerous sprays to get rid of them. They keep coming back. How can we get rid of them permanently? – Dana ...

A: In general, it is good to allow plants to achieve their natural form. Oleanders are tough enough to allow pruning them into informal hedges and small trees. Pruning should begin while they are ...

Answer: When gardeners see clusters of orange-yellow oleander aphids (Aphis nerii), or any aphids for that matter, they immediately need to go on the defense! Aphids reproduce prolifically and can ...

Q: I have two 7-foot-tall oleander bushes about 8 feet apart. Can I turn them into trees by cutting all the branches to the ground except for the largest, fattest branch in the middle? I know the ...

Sri Lanka has been suffering from a growing epidemic of suicide attempts. It is fuelled by the ready availability of poison from the fruit of a common roadside plant. Michael Eddleston is a British ...

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Question: We are new to Florida. As we drive along Interstate 4 between Daytona Beach and Orlando, I keep seeing group of small trees with glossy, dark-green leaves and beautiful, trumpet-shaped white ...

Q. Enclosed are pictures of my yellow cassia, which is planted close to my walkway, and my neighbor’s similar tree. Her tree is about 12 feet wide and 20 feet tall without many blossoms. My tree is ...