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Pruning a Fire n Ice plant
Posted by mdumaine | April 22, 2015I live in Auburn, WA and have a Fire n Ice plant. How can I get it to bush out more? Right now it's just getting taller.
Container mugworts
Posted by joseph Conrad | April 21, 2015 | Marianne's FavoriteIs it okay to grow artemisia in containers?
Saving amaryllis after it blooms
Posted by darlene davies | April 20, 2015How do you care for amaryllis if you want to save the plant after it blooms?
Best temps for impatiens
Posted by Patti Cole | April 18, 2015What is the ideal outdoor temperature range for impatiens?
Tips for mossy lawns
Posted by Alanna Hartzell | April 16, 2015We have decided to have a moss lawn and are wondering how to eliminate the remaining blades of grass. The area is surrounded by rhodies, firs, a shade garden area of astilbe, bleeding heart, hostas, a big bed of ajuga, and a lot of heart-leaf montia. I would like to reduce the total area of moss and add swathes of ...
Using Osmocote on live oaks
Posted by David Garciqa | April 16, 2015How much Osmocote should I use for mature trees (live oaks) that are 10-15 inches in trunk diameter? Also the bottle of Osmocote (indoor/outdoor plan food) makes reference to a "capful". Is the "capful" the spoon that comes in the bottle or is it the "cap" to the bottle or is the spoon one tablespoon?
How to kill horse tail weeds
Posted by Carol Howard | April 15, 2015The weed called horse feather (I think... it has a fern like appearance and a spreading root system, so you cannot successfully pull it out). Is there any way to get rid of this weed?
UV protection for Texas plants
Posted by Kevin Poston | April 15, 2015We have problem with gardens burning up around mid-July here in central Texas. A friend says they use a shade cover over their garden and it keeps it from getting so hot in mid summer, therefore keeping plants from dying. My question is how much UV protection would I use to build this cover? We want enough sunlight to grow ...
Arranging a floral display with echinacea, impatiens, aquilegia, and lavender
Posted by martha garces | April 14, 2015I am ready to plant some plugs. Could you please suggest a planting combination for the following? 18 Impatiens New Guinea Super Sonic Red 08, 36 Aquilegia x hybrida Origami Red & White, 36 Lavandula angustifolia Ellagance Pink, and 36 Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow White. Thank you in advance.
Attract butterflies and hummingbirds with these plants
Posted by Joyce Mundie | April 14, 2015What plants are best for me to buy to make a hummingbird/butterfly garden? I live in Pittsburgh, PA.
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