Q: Can you tell me if these are vitex (see reader's photo)? When should they be trimmed? They grow fast! A: Yes, the plants in question are vitex, commonly called chaste trees. They are usually grown ...

Second, yes, vitex plants need full or nearly full sun to bloom to their best capacity. So, once it goes dormant this winter and loses its leaves, you’ll want to use a metal-handled sharpshooter spade ...

Q: Can you tell me what this plant is? It is like a small tree and covered in purple blooms. The bees were going crazy. At first I thought it was a unique crape myrtle, but when I looked closer, that ...

Dear Neil: I planted a 6-foot chaste tree in the spring in my garden area. The tree had some blooms on it at the time. It has prospered, sending off new branches and leaves. It is loaded with berries, ...

Dear Neil: We had four 30-gallon vitex trees planted by a nursery in May this year. They all had buds at planning time, but most of them never bloomed, so I trimmed off the old, dead ones. It put on ...

Want a lush garden, but don’t have the time to do any actual gardening? Or maybe it's a balcony brimming with flower-filled pots you're after, but lack the know-how needed to cultivate them? And then ...