MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about sunflowers, fan flowers, poinsettias, sod and cocktail ...

Q: I wonder if you could help us. We have two holly bushes in our front garden (western exposure) and they seem to be afflicted with a parasite or maybe a fungus (see reader's photo). Are you able to ...

Q. What is on our holly? The plants appear healthy until you look closely. -- L.H., Houston A. Scale is your problem. Scale, a mealybug relative, can look more like a disease than an insect and ...

Q.: Two years ago, I planted five hollies in a sheltered location, on the north side. Last year I noticed one of the center ones appeared defoliated with many bare branches. I sprayed for bugs and ...