Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have some Japanese yew shrubs that are a couple of years old that I planted ...

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 ...

A lot of plants in my front yard have a layer of black covering the tops of the leaves. It's widespread, not just in one location, probably 30 by 30 feet. Is there some kind of fungus going around?

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 the ugly black stuff on the leaves of my camellia? Is there a remedy? A: If the leaves on your camellia look as if they’re covered with ugly black soot, your plant has what is commonly ...

Key Points Camellias bloom from fall to spring, so choose varieties suited to your zone and climate.Despite their reputation, ...

Gardenia needs neem oil to get rid of 'sooty mold' Q: My gardenia bush has some type of growth on the branches, along with black smutty stuff on the leaves. Many of the branches are dying, and the ...

It’s time to look for newly hatched western fence lizards, commonly called “blue bellies.” The subspecies we have in Marin is the coast range fence lizard. Their range ends in southern Sonoma County, ...