Question From: NEW JERSEY 
                                                Q: Hi Nancy, My shasta daisy has many buds, but everyone of them are burnt, dying or brown. The leaves are growing well and do not have burnt or drying tips. I cannot find an answer to the cause of the buds dying. Help.
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                                A: Looks like aster yellows. It's a virus that is terminal. Dig out the plants roots and all and toss them out in the garbage. Do not replant them in this space . Best And Happy Yardening, Nancy.
                        