Just give it time! We've had one for ten years. Some winters, it survives, others not so much. This time, it appeared to be completely dead (2 years ago). I cut it down to ground level, but not much came back last summer. This year, it is beautiful, not quite as big as before, but it's getting there. Now that I understand the pattern here in Zone 6, I know that my patience is usually rewarded!
Sometimes you don't! Leave it alone for a year or so if you have the patience and it may come back from the roots on it's own. I have had that happen several times in my 69 yrs. Good luck w/the patience.
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
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Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
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i live in north east ( massachusetts) we had a horrible winter. i think it killed my butterfly bush. is there anything i can try to bring it back to life?
It is a crepe myrtle.
scratch a small piece of bark off near a place where it branches - if you see green, the plant is alive up to that point.
Just give it time! We've had one for ten years. Some winters, it survives, others not so much. This time, it appeared to be completely dead (2 years ago). I cut it down to ground level, but not much came back last summer. This year, it is beautiful, not quite as big as before, but it's getting there. Now that I understand the pattern here in Zone 6, I know that my patience is usually rewarded!
Sometimes you don't! Leave it alone for a year or so if you have the patience and it may come back from the roots on it's own. I have had that happen several times in my 69 yrs. Good luck w/the patience.