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Mumeedlad’s Question
Posted by Mumeedlad | July 2, 2013I have a bleeding heart that each year blooms beautifully in a shaded area and now with no blooms, I am wondering when I can cut it back. Secondly, my oriental poppies have done their thing. When can I cut those back? Thanks so much. Enjoy reading you in the Tacoma News Tribune.
lindadike’s Question
Posted by lindadike | July 1, 2013I purchased a Raspberry Shortcake plant earlier this spring from my local nursery. I planted it in a pot and placed it on my deck. It has grown to be fairly large but no signs of any blooms. It gets about six hours of direct sun and I'm wondering if that is not enough. I have given it Miracle Grow ...
woltzen’s Question
Posted by woltzen | June 30, 2013Hi, I can transplant my perennials any time, so is October the best ?. I live on the south hill of Puyallup. Thanks
Sungron’s Question
Posted by | June 30, 2013I have two pots of basil growing side by side, one of which is flourishing. The other is also growing well, but the leaves are starting to turn really light green at their centers. They get lots of sun. Could this be an issue of over watering or can I correct it through fertilization?
woltzen’s Question
Posted by woltzen | June 28, 2013Hi, If I move my perennials, can I move them all at the same time? If so, when? Claire
woltzen’s Question
Posted by woltzen | June 27, 2013Hi, as a follow up to the laurel hedge question, you asked why I wanted to trim them. It's because they have started to intrude on my perennial garden. So I only need to trim one side of the hedge.
woltzen’s Question
Posted by woltzen | June 27, 2013I have a hedge of laurel( three different kinds) that has never been pruned. Do I need to prune it or will it look ok/neat just natural. I' m not sure of all the names, but one is English compacta laurel which I bought and is on the end of the hedge. That laurel is a lot younger and smaller. ...
jmiller817’s Question
Posted by jmiller817 | June 25, 2013Hi Marianne- Help, I lost a stand of delphinium is the rain storm today, each were staked with bamboo about half way up. Any hints, I have one stand remaining, how to insure it? The one I lost had just started to open and the other is still tight, i think it shed the heavy load more easily. Thanks, Julie
dogluvr’s Question
Posted by dogluvr | June 25, 2013The HOA has a number of arbivitaes on both sides of our entrance. A few of them have brown spot. I asked an arborist that was in the development and he said there a critters that are eating bugs that are in the bark. Another home owner asked her landscaper and was told the trees are diseased. I am wondering ...
Lindap’s Question
Posted by Linda Prestwich | June 24, 2013I want to use the seeds from the radish plants or any plant. How do I prepare the seeds and store them.
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