Q . Before the first freeze in Las Vegas what should I feed my bougainvillea? I have three plants, all in the ground. They are 6 years old and I wrap their bases before the freeze. They always come ...

"Why won't my bougainvillea bloom?," is perhaps the most frequently asked question among gardeners. Bougainvillea, many say, color best when somewhat pot-bound. Those planted in the garden have plenty ...

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Tom Scannell is a patient yet persistent businessman and scientist. Armed with a soil science degree and 20 years of experience farming row crops in the Mississippi delta, he worked six years to come ...

My bougainvillea was planted in the shade and now I have no blooms. I have used several different kinds of fertilizers, but still no blooms. What can I do to make my plant bloom? This is a case of ...

Q: My husband and I visited his family in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. My sister-in-law has the most beautiful pots and hanging baskets of bougainvillea on her patio that seem to grow effortlessly.