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Amazon gift card
Posted by Judy Hawkins | July 28, 2018Good morning! I submitted a picture to the Photo contest and was sent an email saying I had won a $25 Amazon gift card but haven’t received it yet, any thoughts on when that will be? Thank you! Judy Hawkins
Baking soda to kill weeds?
Posted by Pat Whitright | July 27, 2018We are moving pile of wood chips, in grown with morning glory roots to large space between trees. Ground is cleaned out, covered in layer of wet newspaper. Can I use baking soda to prevent new morning glories from getting a start in the new area? It seems like it should work, thank you.
Name of plant
Posted by Mary Carol O Connor | July 27, 2018I have a very interesting plant that I would like to know the name. It’s a perennial , very high green leaves, blooms beautiful yellow calla lilies and then turns into a green leaf. Thank you
Something is eating my unbloomed Roses Of Sharon flowers
Posted by Richard Holland | July 27, 2018I planted 4 Roses Of Sharon trees this summer (2 Roses Of Sharon Tree Form and 2 Roses Of Sharon shrub trees) Every morning when I go into my backyard to water my plants and trees (and sometimes evenings after work) I find all of my unopened Roses Of Sharon buds lying on the ground all around the trees. Something ...
Hydrangeas
Posted by Cindy Green | July 24, 2018My hydrangea is well established; however, the flowers only partially bloom. The bud begins to blossom with the small blue flowers and then, stops flowering so it never has the full flower completed. Can you offer any advice as to what I need to feed this hydrangea to make the blooming complete? Thanks so much, Cindy
Plant identification
Posted by Arlene Bonventre | July 21, 2018This seem to pop up all around the corners of my gardens. My neighbors tell me it’s not poison ivy but no one is sure what it is or if it should not be touched. Can you help me identify this plant?
What is this unknown yellow flower plant?
Posted by Michael Taylor | July 21, 2018This plant bloomed in my backyard this summer. I inherited this plant when I bought the house. Is it a weed?
free seeds for next year 2019
Posted by melissa brown | July 21, 2018I am a beginner at gardening and looking for seeds for next years harvest. I am having trouble finding free seed samples from companys, organizations etc. Since it is late in the year I do not plan to do anything until next year. I am looking for flowers, seeds and bulbs, herbs and spices and vegetables to plant in my ...
Weed or plant
Posted by Patricia Smith | July 21, 2018What is this
Weeds
Posted by | July 17, 2018I have a circle of flowers and a few small trees. I have this weeds that I’ve tried to get rid of to no evail. They have killed some of creeping phlox, a Japanese teee, and stunted the snowball bushes etc. I’ve dug it all out and added roundup killer to the ground but they came back in twice it ...
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