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Brown Rust Spots on My Lancifolia Hosta
Posted by Sonja Synnestvedt | May 26, 2020Good Morning: When my roof was redone a few years ago (asphalt shingles), my Lancifolia hosta under the roof line developed rust spots. It's now been three years. Do you think the asphalt dust got in the soil or a fungus, and do I need to pull them all out and replant with new hostas? Your help is appreciated! Sonja
Can daffodils and tulips will come back year after year?
Posted by Teresa Tsai | May 26, 2020Hi! Marianne, I purchased daffodils, allium, and tulips bulbs last year from Costco. They all did a wonderful job of blooming. I am not sure if they will come back again since the package didn’t mention that. My another question is that I am trying to dig them out to save space in order to plant my hydrangeas. If they ...
What is This Plant or Weed
Posted by TomandLinda | May 26, 2020A friend sent me a second photo asking what is it? Just the greens, the orange flower is not part of this plant. The lower one petal that is a little grayish looks like Lady's Mantel to me but the foliage above it looks different. Plants or weeds? Can you name it for me? eum eu
Name the plant
Posted by TomandLinda | May 26, 2020A friend sent me this photo asking what is it? With the yellow flower I thought it was Creeping Jenny. Plants or weeds? Can you name it for me?
Lupine
Posted by Midge Miller | May 26, 2020My lupines have just started blooming and suddenly some of the smaller flowers are bending down? Why? Should the flowers be staked?
Gravel/sediment in my plot
Posted by Leah Burch | May 25, 2020Where I live is mostly gravel and sediment in my yard, woods, everywhere. It’s hard to get things to grow. What do I do? I want a small plot. Herbs, succulents, a few veggies. Thank you in advance!
Zuchinni Leaves turning brown around edges
Posted by Jerry Cash | May 25, 2020Hi Marianne, We have 2 zuchinni plants that we planted in pots recently and they seemed to be doing well and started to flower, but then the leaves began withering and turning brown around the edges as you can see in the pictures attached. and our tomatoes have begun to have the lower leaves turn yellow as well. Any advice ...
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Posted by Elaine Hamlet | May 25, 2020Is Dwarf Mondo Grass unhealthy for cats if they eat it?
Fig tree pruning
Posted by Joseph Ruddy | May 25, 2020I'm not even an amateur gardener. A customer gave me a couple brown Turkey Fig trees (2yrs old). I've tried reading/YouTube as much care as I could. From photos could you let me know what/where/when to prune these?
Artwork broccoli
Posted by Viktoria Sacker | May 25, 2020I have one Artwork broccoli plant. It has one very large head of broccoli on it. How do I get more heads? This is my first time growing broccoli and I’m not sure what to do! Thanks for your help.
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