so is derek thomas with thomas landscape my pruning partner.way there is a very specific tech knee for this. >> this is a specific tech knee the other thing to know, you see this camel yeah, it is actually in bloom if do this now you could remove the flower that is to come so you want to make sure when you are pruning that you are actually pruning with a purpose for instance this gold dust plant is a good plant to prune at this time of year because its buds are also getting geared up but that is going to be creating leaves so what you want to do is, if this plant has gotten too big or too out of control you want to go in, to the next node, back in here, and then prune that out, and take off another piece right above it, and what that is going to do is open up the plant and this node here is where the new growth will happen once you prune, you are actually diverting hormones of the plant and the plant will then start to have growth at that tip that is a way to control the size. things like hollies which you want to make sure at this time of the

causing a lot of confusion for the plants and flowers in your garden and is our garden expert derek thomasth a look how to protect your plants and keep them on schedule even if mother nature is trying to trick us all >> it has been a tricky winter. >> i have heard i can't really say this first hand but i have heard people are saying their bulbs pop up because it has been so warm. >> it is and the questions have been coming in about what to do, are the plants going to be okay is there any way to save the plants and you know, from time to time, our weathers in washington tend to be so temperate the plants get a bit confused but this year more so than what i can remember in recent past. >> right. >> it is just a lot earlier i was seeing daffodils blooming in december which is unheard of we've had a number of questions come in one was about this viewer sent in about camel yeahs and the spring blooming camille yeahs, if you are in norfolk virginia, they would bloom now normally ours don't bloom until march they were in full bloom several weeks ago because we had that spike of 70- degree weather

one concerned with seasons and weather, a lot of viewers have questions about plant behaviour derek thomas with thomas landscapes is here with answers as he always is good morning. >> good morning alison. >> you run across a lot of bugs have you ever warranted to fry them up and eat them. >> -- wanted to fry them up and eat them. >> no. >> don't make me laugh derek please >> my box woods are turning yellowish brown this winter are they dying? >> it is an interesting thing happening this winter because we are having a non-winter so there is a lot of insect infestation, this box wood here which is yellow, and you can see there are swollen points on the leaves that i have taken off, that is a worm that has gotten into the box wood. >> ew. >> if you have that you need to thing about doing a dormant oil for spring what most box woods go through in winter is more a yellowing of the leaves like this this is a green as the box wood leaf should be, and this is a yellowing when it is lacking in fertilizer. >> but not necessarily dying. >> that one is not dying that one is not infected you want to ma

thank you, derek thomas.s is good information becauso i always am the one that putsat stuff out, and i say grow, grow! >> i'm like please! i hope i have tomatoes in time. >> great information. >> thank you.y >> even derek for gets and goes please! it is already that time of year to start signing up your kidsyou for summer camp. >> annie yu has been learning more about the summer fun expo. she joins us from dulles town center. >> reporter: okay, so far, we'v shown you camps for those who might have a chef in the kitchen, or a mad scientist, and now if you have a kid who just loves the outdoors, and isand support at the, we have two inin one. you combined the 40 kids withid s the adventurous kid. >> exactly, like two camps in one, an adventure camp and sports camp.. >> so what activities are yout doing every day? >> we have lacrosse, sandbag,ss e,ultimate frisbee, basketball, soccer. so -- >> reporter: snorkeling.epor >> a day when tewe go to the beach. >> reporter: let's talk about overnight, how long is youry

with thomas landscape good morning. >> good morning alison. derekave had so much fun outside but we were ready to come inside right derek. >> we brought the pruning gear inside. >> and now we are going to do some valentines debut kays it is just around -- bouquets and it is just around the corner this year guys do something different for your sweet heart go out to the grocery store and pick up bouquets how many did you buy. >> it is a guy's challenge we have here or girl's, girls can get into it too more the guys i want the guys to get creative this year i got three sets of bouquets from the yes market but you can get them at any grocery store whatever, spent under $35 for everything that you see here, we've also brought in some of our pruning from our outdoor pruning which we are going to incorporate into our bouquet. >> we are going to incorporate that into the bouquet, now some pointers when you go to a florist and you are paying $200 for a dozen roses or something. >> double or triple around valentines day. >> absolutely but they have done a bit

begin with process if you want a beautiful garden come spring we are learning from the very best, derek thomas us here on location and be our guide. we will learn about tools you need you have to do it right because if you don't your plants and evergreens will become weak and deformed no body wants that. stick around if gardening is your thing because it is not my thing, i am no mrs. green thumb but it is a fun activity you can do with your i don't mean family. >> derek is my go to guy thanks annie. >> we want to say good morning to mary lee buck today she turns 55 years old. >> happy birthday. >> congratulations she also said she likes you at the anchor desk. >> i paid her to say that. >>> just post a comment under her photo congratulations. >> that does it for the 6:00 a.m. hour. >> now over too alison and tony. >> coming up on fox 5 morning news a local paramedic fighting for his life after responding to an accident on a major highway. the latest on his condition coming up in a live report. >> president obama continues to defend his plan that would require religious organizations to provide

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thomas johnson. first half, this is stewart going 1 on everybody. he had 13. but the home team coming back. g unit with the steal and the score. advances 49-38. looking like old derek. >> i'm breathless just going through that. >> those guys look huge. >> i need a break. >> we'll

thomas johnson. first half, this is stewart going 1 on everybody. he had 13. but the home team coming back. g unit with the steal and the score. advances 49-38. looking like old derek mcginty. >> i'm breathless just going through that. >> those guys look huge. >> i need a break. >> we'll give you one. >> we'll be right back. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate, your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more interest? open an account at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? does this make my tuches look big? >>> you may have heard there's no business like show business. >> but what about the snow business? ♪ there's no business like snow business like no business i know ♪ ♪ everything about it is appealing ♪ >> i love this. >> that's what we call some moves, right? that is seven-year-old lucy and her little sister, audrey. they had some fun with the tv crew covering the snow out in chicago. some parts of the city

thomas. the city cowl take other action. nathan did not say what the city is doing eventually. >> a police officer is accused of drunk driving. derekarrested in st. mary's county and charged with dui. it was off duty at the time and not drinking a department vehicle. police pours have been suspended. the response team is investigating. >> tonight, more trouble news from the same school where two teachers have been arrested. find out what one mother says came home from her child's teacher's aid, plus, a pleepped to his ex-wife. have to hear what a 911 operator tells her.  >>> tonight, we're hearing a social worker's 911 call just minutes before a father brew up his house with his two young sons inside. josh powell lost custody of his children and a suspect in their mother's disappearance in 2009. eight minutes lapse between the first 911 call and when deputies were dispatched. by then, it was too late. >> have to respond to emergency life threatening situations first. the first available deputy. >> this could be life threatening. he went to court on wednesday and he didn't get his kids back and this is really, i'm afraid