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Foundation plant
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | May 27, 2019I am looking for low and slow-growing evergreen flowering, easy-care shrub for foundation planting in front of my full sun garage foundation with well-draining soil. I planted a row of Gardenia "Frostproof" (rated for zone 7-11) last year and a few look like they may not have survived (I'm going to give them a little bit more recovery time) the ...
Schrubs for Zone 9
Posted by Cynthia Gray | May 26, 2019I want to border my patio with shrubs, was looking at Honeysuckle. Haven’t found any definitive info on Honeysuckle for Zone 9. Can you tell me if Honeysuckle can tolerate the heat in the desert. And if not what scrub would you suggest would work?? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Cindy Gray
Carex sedge evergold color
Posted by Bruce, Dressler | May 26, 2019What can I do to get the variegated color back from solid green.
Mulch planting
Posted by Larry Donahue | May 26, 2019My yard is very shady. I have a wall in front of the front porch where I have perennials planted such as astilbe and tulips. My “gardener” has set down black mulch for the last four years with the mulch slopping back to front away from the wall leaving a two foot wide bed in front. I have usually planted ...
What to plant in front garden
Posted by Gay Bishop | May 26, 2019Hi, I had 5 Liriope (tube roots) plants behind these round bushes...they were here when I purchased home 13 years ago. I finally pulled them up as separating them became too much. I liked them because they were a part shade/sun plant and stayed green year round with occasional flower stems. Would like something that stays green during mild winters ...
Camelia Flower Plant
Posted by NILA SHAH | May 26, 2019Can I grow Camelia in Pot or it should go in ground? Does it need sun or shade or partial sun?
Potatoes
Posted by David Booth | May 26, 2019We have something growing on our potato plants that look like potatoes. I dont think its fruit because they dont have seeds, arent growing in clusters, and they grow off the stock. These plants were grown from a store bought potato and planted in plastic tots.
Hydrangea Paniculata has never bloomed!
Posted by Lindsey Erbentraut | May 26, 2019Hi, I live in zone 6. I have planted a hydrangea paniculata about 4 years ago. It came as just a small stick and roots in a bag from a chain store. It has grown bigger every spring and puts out green leaves but it has never ever flowered, not a single one. What am I doing wrong?
Rose Bush
Posted by Janet Pitts | May 26, 2019Two of my rose bushes are dying, last week the leaves was green and pretty, lots of flowers on the bushes. This week the stems are brows, leaves has fallen off. All I have left is brown stems.
Hydrangea care
Posted by Jan Mooney | May 26, 2019I have two year old hydrangeas in my front yard that that now have crumpled looking leaves at the top with no flowers here in N. Carolina. Is this due to too little or too much watering or not enough fertilizer or...."
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