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protecting hydranga and honeysuckle through hard winter
Posted by Gina Hill | October 9, 2019Is it advisable to heap leaves on the base of my hydranga, honeysuckle to protect during the hard winter months? Zone 6. Thank you!
Request for advice on trees
Posted by MARIAN SHEPHERD | October 2, 2019I have two established trees on my front parking strip. While the tree company called these laurels, I believe they may be photinia, as the leaves are brilliant red for much of the year. When I moved in 10+ years ago, they were quite small, but they have since become very large, and show no sign of stopping. I had ...
green tower boxwood
Posted by Kathleen Wiberg | September 29, 2019Hi, I am on a small top floor condo in central coastal CA near Monterey area. (I saw that PlantersPlace address is in Bloomington where I went to school and grew up in lush greenery. I think I am always trying to make alittle of that happen here!!) I have decks, no ground, so containers only. Front deck is SW ...
low shrub with red flowers?
Posted by Thomas Nelson | September 29, 2019what is the name of the low growing shrub with bright red flowers in late spring
What is plant name?
Posted by Willie Cline | September 29, 2019What is plant name?
Henry Lauder
Posted by daisylady | September 29, 2019A client of mine has an ENORMOUS Henry Lauder's Walking Stick. When can I prune, can I arborize it? Any help would really help. Thanks.
Best white hydrangea for PNW
Posted by Shirley Erickson | September 25, 2019I heard you speak at windmill Gardens and you talked about the best white hydrangea for the Pacific Northwest. I’m looking for the name. I’m going to plant this in some afternoon sun.
What to plant in a spot that is both wet and dry
Posted by Stacey Long Collins | September 20, 2019Hi Marianne, I'm in a quandary and hope you can offer suggestions. I have an area at the end of my driveway that is really dry in the summer and really wet in the winter and I don't know what to plant, therefore it's looked like this (see photo) all summer long. Would like a perennial and ideally one that ...
Transplanting Arborvitae
Posted by Floyd Eldridge | September 9, 2019I live in Kent and have a couple of Arborvitae bushes along a fence that I need to transplant. When is the best time of year and any helpful hints for success? They are 6-10 feet tall.
The Purchased Compost Was Really Mulch in Disguise
Posted by crff | September 9, 2019Hi, Marianne - I just wanted to let you know that the "compost" I bought (locally) was really mulch. This was the year to work on our yard, and we spread it everywhere, including the lawn. Our front lawn (in University Place) is kind of small and doesn't actually go dormant like other grasses. I've fertilized maybe once every few ...
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