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lindaks’s Question
Posted by LK Stephens | April 10, 2013I live in Gig Harbor,Wa and I've noticed that most of the Madrona trees I see near the roads have mostly brown leaves with a few green ones at the very top. My son has a large one in his yard at the edge of the lawn. The same thing is happening to his tree. The house was built in ...
LilOleMe_CO’s Question
Posted by Linda Beck | April 10, 2013How do I start a hanging tomato plant that grows down vertically on a trellis?
Cfarmergirl1’s Question
Posted by Cheryl farmer | April 10, 2013I have the most horrible soil, I want to build a flower garden, what soil do I need to build up the dirt there?
vivianna’s Question
Posted by vivianna | April 9, 2013A friend of mine is giving me a small raspberry bush from his yard. I guess it does well because of the soil. I have an area on the side of the house that I plan on putting this bush. What is planted there are lilacs. Is it ok to plant this raspberry bush in between these lilacs?
cbernard08’s Question
Posted by Cheryl Bernard | April 9, 2013I have had some arborvitae cut down and root killer was put on the what left of the root base. I had it done by the company that does the community's lawns. How soon before I can plant new plants? (thank you)
kajunwoman’s Question
Posted by Carol Howard | April 8, 2013How do I keep cats and dogs out of my flower beds?
wildbird4146’s Question
Posted by wildbird4146 | April 7, 2013can you plant young perennials ,bare roots in early spring when we might get hard frost
Wisteria’s Question
Posted by Wisteria | April 4, 2013Hi, Marianne. We will be leaving for New Hempstead, New York on the 20th of April. Our daughter and husband just bought a 1920 home and as you can see from the attached picture the landscape needs a lot of help. We intend to help them re-landscape but I need some expert advise. Their house faces East. She prefers low ...
Brenda1949’s Question
Posted by Brenda Peake | April 4, 2013I have a plumeria that is about 8 years old. It began blooming about five years ago. It has a light green stalk on one of the main stalks and the blooms appear on the end of it. Out of three big stalks, only one has the blooming stalk. What can I do to promote more blooms? How can I ...
lindadike’s Question
Posted by lindadike | April 4, 2013When we talked last summer you shared with me the name of a hanging begonia that will take both sun and shade. Would it be Begonia boliviensis? If so do they come in a variety of colors?
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