Marianne’s Responses
What’s eating my phlox?
Posted by Yvonne Martin | March 20, 2015I have just bought some creeping phlox and am finding more and more of my plants eaten to ground each day. After the first day I bought and applied per directions Liquid Fence Deer and Rabbit Repellent Granular. This has not stopped the pest (have no idea what kind of pest it is) from eating my phlox. Please help me ...
Kill the weeds, keep the vegetables
Posted by Kevin Tucker | March 20, 2015What can I use to kill weeds in my garden and not harm any vegetable plants?
Daffodils aren’t blooming
Posted by Abbi Hayes | March 20, 2015I have several clumps of daffodils planted in sun, heavy sun, shade, and part shade areas. None of them ever bloom. They are lightly fertilized once a year. Friends down the street have wonderful blooms. What can I do?
Irises won’t bloom
Posted by Ellie Brown | March 20, 2015I have irises. Now, I am an experienced gardener but I'll be damned if I can get the irises to blossom. I divided a large clump two years ago, put individual ones in a whole different spot and they grew fine, but no blossoms. What to do?
Keeping pets out of the garden
Posted by Paulalang | March 19, 2015Help!!! How do I make my flowers and other plants less desirable to the neighborhood dogs and cats? The dogs like to do their thing in them and the cats like to make it a bed. Thank you much, Paula
How to start marigold seeds
Posted by | March 19, 2015Any special instructions for starting marigold seeds? I seem to have trouble.
Where to buy heather in Puget Sound
Posted by Kevin Kennedy | March 19, 2015I think I want to plant heather on a couple naked hillsides at my home. How do I choose and where do you recommend I go in the Puget Sound area (Tacoma, Puyallup, Auburn, Federal Way is best for me) to purchase heather? Thank you, Kevin
Getting rid of slugs and snails
Posted by | March 19, 2015What is the easiest, quickest, and cheapest way to get rid of slugs and snails? No frost hereâthey just keep multiplying. Thanks for your response.
Pruning Baptisia
Posted by | March 19, 2015Can Baptisia be pruned in the spring to prevent it from becoming tall and leggy and needing a stake?
Marianne Binetti’s first book is still available
Posted by gcotterl | March 19, 2015A new, hardcover edition of your 1990 book, "Tips for Carefree Landscapes: Over 500 Sure-Fire Ways to Beautify Your Yard and Garden" can be ordered on Amazon.com for $99.92 (+$3.99 shipping).
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