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Other very common trailing perennials are Ajugas, the Lamiums and the Lysimachia Creeping Jenny. (Typically, it's my family that's a little off the mark here.) Anyway, generally you DON'T prune this until after it's bloomed, such as other spring-flowering...

The ultimate height and spacing numbers are also a range of what a gardener can expect. Critterologist wrote a wonderful article about ornamental sweet potatoes that is quite informative and you can read itRemember, if you have a gardening question that...

Many perennials and shrubs will take a couple of years to get their root system established before they do much growing above ground. Stones are reasonably effective and decorative.

Our writers and admins will handpick a few of your questions and answer them in an upcoming Ask-a-Gardener, one of our Saturday morning features. If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question.Marie...

The end-of-year plants at your local nursery may not be in ideal condition.plants before finally getting one to take hold, only to move away and leave it behind), they are a little picky, especially in their first year of growth - adequate moisture and...

The good news is, there are far more purple flowers than blue ones. Sprinkle some of them through the bed for a cheerful border and include a few butterfly magnets such as zinnias to round things out.answers: Fortunately and unfortunately, color is subjective,...

I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground, so we're in the same boat. Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few degrees warmer.

Now that we are at the end of the main growing season, you might take any organics you can find and spread them all over the garden. They cross two different roses and grow out the resulting seed.

Do this very gradually, taking off no more than a quarter or less of each branch at a time.Meanwhile, you should do two other things. Make sure you are treating your jade properly - lots of light, not too much water, as one reader commented "give it conditions...

Some experts recommend adding some coating or sticking agents to the sprays to keep them adhering to the leaves longer, so the flies will die off if they come right back. Good luck!Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest...

If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question."I got a cutting off the neighbors tree and put it in water so it would grow roots, it has been in water since about the middle of July.

They are blooming now, but all of a sudden for the first time ever, I see dime size holes in the leaves. Take a small paintbrush or a Q-tip and lift pollen from the anthers of a male flower and gently transfer it to the stigma on a female one.

A fungus attacks your seedlings at the soil line and they will wilt, rot off, or become stunted and refuse to thrive. They need to have enough fertility and sunlight in the current year to make enough energy to store it over the winter and bloom the following...

And you need to watch the temps while they are still outside.If you want to keep them in an unheated garage, it will be OK as long as it's not a deep freeze outside and if it's only for a few days.Otherwise they will die from freeze and from lack of light.You...

Here's a link toentry, from which you can click on the pictures link and see pods, flowers and more.A bit farther down that page, you'll find comments from a number of Dave's Garden members who have grown or observed this tree.

Some magnolias are evergreen, but many are deciduous, meaning that they drop their leaves in autumn and conserve energy in winter by going dormant. They don't drop all at once, either, falling over time.

Realistically, you can't create a large instant flower garden plan in two days without doing a little spending at your favorite nursery or home and garden store. I wrote down all the plants I wanted to buy to fill in most of the spaces in my new garden...

The variety of colors and textures, heights and habits of the flowers in seed catalogs today is absolutely mind-boggling. Shopping for the seeds is one of my favorite things to do in late winter and watching the tiny seeds grow is something no person...

While using herbicides can effectively kill grass, it may not be suitable for planting until much later, as herbicides are not environmentally friendly. Then carefully lift out or peel back the sod.

Whether you are just starting a garden or rejuvenating an existing one, giving it life can be as simple as changing its overall shape.Even if the garden is filled with beautiful plants and other features, a dull or unimaginative layout can quickly turn...

But if you want something cheap and attractive that's not going to go anywhere, you can't do better than cinder blocks. Using a sledgehammer, pound the rebar down into the ground until the top is level with the top of the cinderblocks.

Basil & Mint like water, but they don't like soggy. Be sure to maintain a pinching schedule or they will become tall and straggledy.are all hardy mums that will live in zone 5 conditions and we have participating PlantScout vendors attached to each PlantFiles...

This can also keep the voles and moles away . The report is that crowded plants bloom better.answers: You did well and your strawberries' roots will be there next year. It also, being a yucca, does not need much watering (maybe monthly?).

Without photos of the problem, or more information, it's hard to imagine what would cause their sudden decline.answers: Plant the ones that seem healthy. I expect 'Chanticleer' to cross pollinate them as well.

A bag that is marked 16-4-8 contains 16% Nitrogen, 4% Phosphorus and 8% Potassium. You may have some blooms frozen, but the plant will survive. Do not plant cowpeas (like blackeye peas) until after the soil has warmed.

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Plants that thrive in full sun in Oregon, need shade through the hottest part of the day here. Gently wiggling the leaf from side to side will generally snap it cleanly away from the central stem.