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Angel’s Trumpets
Posted by EddyLou Izzi | November 2, 2020Bought variegated Angels Trumpets this spring. Grow to over 6 foot tall in pot and flowered throughout summer and fall. How do I winter over. Have moved to garage, planned on watering a little each month. Will this work? Do I cut back? EddyLou Izzi
how to plant Kyoto Clematis?
Posted by Demetra Jacobsen | October 26, 2020Marianne, earlier in the season you mentioned you had ordered a Kyoto Clematis. So, of course, I ordered one for myself! I just received this little plant in a 4 inch pot and now I don't know if I should put it in the ground or put in a pot for now and then transplant in the spring. It looks ...
Overwinter
Posted by Christine Williams | October 26, 2020Can i overwinter this, if yes how is best? 2 questions lol
Winter
Posted by Jim Clements | October 18, 2020Wha i to do with plants in garage that go dormant in early winter and then due to our winters in Amarillo it might have 1 to 4 or 5 days of 60 to 70 degrees. Then back to perhaps 10 degrees for a day or several. This has been the winter weather pattern for the last several years. This ...
Spotty Dotty – what do I do with her over winter?
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | October 18, 2020I took the plunge and paid the price for a Spotty Dotty this spring and she has done well. Do I need to do anything special to overwinter her? Also, note my silly Lenten Rose that has chosen to bloom already!
Transplant Large Hardy Fuchsia?
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | October 18, 2020In the photo, I have a very large hardy light pink fuchsia (yellow circle - don't know the name) that I never expected to get this big when I planted it where it is in this photo. If I had known it would respond so well where it is, I would have put it in the corner. In the front ...
Leaf mulch/ not raking
Posted by Julia Steiner | October 12, 2020Greetings! I have been confused on some of the advice given re:using fall leaves. In one statement it is advised to rake leaves and pile them up behind shrubs, or in a garden bed to help insects and plants over winter. But then its advised to clean leaf debris away from plants so as not to cultivate mold and rot, ...
Problem with ReCaptcha for Photo Contest
Posted by Donna Nefferdorf | October 12, 2020Could you please delete the duplicate entries of the snail, and the pink ladybug on the pink poppy, in the current Photo Contest due to a problem I was having with the ReCaptcha verification feature? It says I have submitted all the entries possible, but I have actually only submitted 5 photos so far. Thank you! Donna Nefferdorf
Over wintering fuchsias and hibiscus
Posted by Isabel Boyd | October 9, 2020I have a beautiful hibiscus plant that I over wintered in my garage. I pruned it back by 1/3 and brought it out when there was no chance of freezing. It's beautiful but the only problem is that it didn't produce it's first bloom until late August. There are plenty of blooms now, but it's so late in the season ...
Pruning Sedum
Posted by Deborah Madison | October 7, 2020I’ve grown sedum Angelina & Nandina Domestica for the first time this year. I now have lots of runners. When do I prune them back & how far back to the crown? Thanks
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