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About Diana Hamilton
(Top Expert on this page)

Expertise
I can answer questions related to flowering and non-flowering house plants, and herbs. I do not know very much about cactus, orchids and bonsai

Experience
For 20 years I owned a florist where I sold cut flowers and all types of house plants and accessories and gave advice to my customers.

Publications
I have not had any writings published but I have presented gardening programmes on television, showing viewers how to care for their plants, giving them ideas on suitable plants, discussed problems with experts in different fields and given practical demonstrations on growing seeds, planting tubs and hanging baskets, watering, feeding, pruning etc.

Education/Credentials
I am completely self-taught

Awards and Honors
I have exhibited plants and flower arrangements in many Flower Shows winning many prizes.

   

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plant with no name7/10/2009Tracy
  Q: Tracy, can you tell me what kind of plant this is? My son brought it to me and it has no name or ...
  A: I am sorry but I cannot identify a plant without a picture of the plant. Sometimes I can identify a ...
Outdoor yucca very sick7/9/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I've had an outdoor yucca for nearly 14 years, and as of late it seems to have been infected with a ...
  A: Lisa, Fungal infections can be very frustrating. Try to keep your yucca as dry as possible and ...
pothos (very small fruit flies in)7/9/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: My hanging pothos is on the counter. It does not get direct sunlight although there is a lot of ...
  A: I wonder if these insects are thrips which are tiny and black or whitefly which are, unsurprisingly ...
begonias7/8/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I have just transplanted 25 different types of begonias tuberous, rhizo, rex etc. Should I look up ...
  A: As you have so many different types of begonias I think it would be an excellent idea for you to ...
yellow Jasmine Vine7/8/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: My yellow Jasmine is dying slowly . I have lost 2 vine plants so far and 2 more are exhibiting ...
  A: I have a useless garden centre close to me too! I asked the staff very simple questions, ones to ...
orange tree7/7/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I too have an orange tree bought from a souvenir shop in Florida. It produces fruit I am proud to ...
  A: Sadly the fruit on the mini indoor orange trees [Calamondil Orange]are small and sour. Sorry to say ...
peacock jasmine7/7/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I just received two small peacock jasmine pots are approximately 2 1/2 inches each. How do I care ...
  A: Firstly I would transplant your jasmines into slightly larger pots say 4inch pots. Remember they ...
mandavilla vine7/7/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I have been growing mandavilla vines on my deck every summer for the last several years and have ...
  A: Since you have been successfully growing your plants for several years and are, presumably, treating ...
35 year old money plant dying.7/7/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I think I might of given my 35 year old money plant to much baby bio. All the leaves have dropped ...
  A: Annette, You can try to take a cutting and get it to root but the chances of it rooting are very ...
anthurium plants7/6/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I bought and repotted my anthurium, then I noticed after a week the new flowers started to turn ...
  A: I do hope your prompt actions will help save your plant. But in any case there will be no harm in ...
Jade plant7/6/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: My Jade plant is losing leaves. They are just randomly dropping off. I don't know if I am ...
  A: During the summer your plant needs to be watered thoroughly when the compost begins to dry out. And ...
ming tree house plant7/6/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: Help i need to know how i can root a ming tree from a friends branch
  A: Could you please give me the botanical name of your plant as I have found in the past that people ...
Yucca Tree7/6/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I have a large and very healthy Yucca tree in the back garden, please see the photo. I am a bit ...
  A: Michael, It appears to me that there are 4 trunks above the split. Start by removing the one you ...
miracid7/5/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: Which plants do you use miracid on? Also, I have two cordyline plants that are indoors. The leaves ...
  A: Miracid is used for plants which are lime hating. The plants which immediately spring to mind are ...
Help7/5/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I have a wondering jew that I bought very full and beautiful, over time it started wilting and and ...
  A: Wandering Jew from the Tradescantia family is normally a very easy plant to grow and to propagate. ...
anthurium plants7/5/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I bought and repotted my anthurium, then I noticed after a week the new flowers started to turn ...
  A: Well if it's not dying it's crying out for help! Since your plant is so new I would take it right ...
My plant has a disease...please HELP!!!7/5/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I had a plant (palm tree like)for the past 8 months and it had not been watered for over the past ...
  A: Keisha, Both of your plants must be in pots with holes in the bottom for drainage. An hour after ...
Hanging Ivy Plant7/4/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I have a hanging ivy plant that we bought about 3 weeks ago. For the first week it was outside on a ...
  A: You literally take the end of a stem and pinch [break] it off. That stem will then branch out to ...
Shefflera7/4/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: My quite large shefflera (in the house) is all sticky. What is the cause and what can I do about ...
  A: It sounds as if your plant has been attacked by insects, possibly aphids, scale or whitefly which ...
anthurium plant7/4/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: how do i care for an anthurium plant. i had one and it died shortly after my husband feed it. this ...
  A: Lucky you having such a kind husband!! IF it is indeed he who will be buying you the plant you ...
cyclamen7/4/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: i have used the expertise of all experts and have never been disappointed. i love this site. my ...
  A: Yes you are quite right, half in the earth, half protruding. Am interested to know that you have ...
Huge Christmas Palm Tree- indoor- help7/4/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: WEhave a very large indoor pa;m that we purchased form the nursery. They said not over water it but ...
  A: TJ, A palm tree does not use 5 gallons of water a week. You are overwatering it. Does the pot it is ...
Tiny Bugs7/3/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I have a potted pink daisy in my family room, but I noticed that it is covered in these ...
  A: Since they are white they are likely to be whitefly - I know that sounds obvious but that is their ...
cat urine & plants7/3/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: My male cat urinated in a large potted (floor) plant and now it stinks to high heaven. I'd like to ...
  A: Not being a cat lover I haven't, thankfully, encountered this problem but this is what I would do ...
cyclamen7/3/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: i have used the expertise of all experts and have never been disappointed. i love this site. my ...
  A: Oh my goodness, I hope I am not going to disappoint you! What I say is, if it works for your friend ...
white fluff on soil7/3/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I work on a boat and I have just taken over the care of around 35 house plants (I have no prev ...
  A: Yes it certainly sounds like overwatering although you said you only watered the plant twice a week. ...
Identification7/3/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I am trying to figure out what kind of plant this is. A friend gave it to me and Im not sure I am ...
  A: Marsha, It's common name is Prayer plant because it folds up it's leaves at night. The Latin name ...
Dividing Indoor Kentia7/2/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I have a large (10 foot+) indoor Kentia palm that is actually four palms in one pot (it has four ...
  A: As far as I am aware Kentia palms are propagated by seed not by division. If however you KNOW that ...
rubber tree house plant, umbrella tree house plants7/2/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I am wondering how often I should water the two plants listed above?
  A: It all depends on the temperature where you have these plants situated. For example if they are in ...
Hanging Ivy Plant7/2/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I have a hanging ivy plant that we bought about 3 weeks ago. For the first week it was outside on a ...
  A: I don't know what the temperature is where you are in the States but if it is hot then your plant is ...
Overheated plant7/2/2009Tracy
  Q: I just bought a house plant - it has droopy green leaves and a thick bamboo like stalk - there are ...
  A: The leaves on that side of the plant have been sun-burnt. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do ...
hi.7/2/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: Greetings from Norway. I "adopted" a bonsai tree a couple of months back, which I managed to nurse ...
  A: William, If you were a cat you would love that strong smell and it would cause you to go a little ...
spathiphyllum care7/1/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: i've got a peace lily that was flowering but the flowers were dying soon after, new growth was ...
  A: Because so many people ask me about peace lilies I bought one for myself a few weeks ago so I could ...
Transplanting Date Palm7/1/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I have some date palm trees that are from about 12 inches to 3 feet high, growing in a pot. I ...
  A: Walter, It is best to transplant it now. Spring and summer is the best time to transplant any ...
white mites7/1/2009Tracy
  Q: I have all kinds of lil white mites under all funiture. U can't see them unless ur looking for them ...
  A: The exterminator that came out to your house has to be mistaken. Spider mites would not be under ...
white fluff on soil6/30/2009Diana Hamilton
  Q: I work on a boat and I have just taken over the care of around 35 house plants (I have no prev ...
  A: You must be on a very large boat to have so many plants to take care of and I can understand that it ...
dieffenbachia - spontaneous water droplets6/30/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I just purchased a Dieffenbachia - placed it under a north window - next to a floor register with ...
  A: Pamela, It is a normal occurence in the summer with high humidity. It should not be next to the ...
apentia hearts and flowers6/29/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: While helping a friend in her garden, a long piece of the ground cover, apentia, hearts and flowers ...
  A: Uma, Yes, you can root it in the ground. You can cut it in 3 or 4 pieces but you need to make sure ...
may have burned new growth-- how do I save my plant-- and what is it? :)6/28/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I bought a plant because honestly I thought it looked cool, but it didn't have an identifier in it. ...
  A: Erica, It should only go out in the morning or evening for 2-3 hours. It would love to be out 24 ...
may have burned new growth-- how do I save my plant-- and what is it? :)6/28/2009Darlene K. Kittle
  Q: I bought a plant because honestly I thought it looked cool, but it didn't have an identifier in it. ...
  A: Erica, Your plant is an Zamia integrifolia, it is in the cycad family. The following site hasmore ...

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