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 gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I'm growing a variety of peppers (Cayenne, Tabasco, Habanero, etc.). I ...

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 ...

Q: Thank you for addressing my problem of rabbits eating my dwarf Burford hollies. I had actually considered using chicken wire to discourage them. But you did not answer my question about whether the ...