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I also wanted to add some style to the garden, so I jotted down a concrete birdbath, a rustic birdhouse, someto wind their way through the garden bed, and whatever other accessories seemed appropriate to our reception, like citronella torches perhaps.After...

You've planned and you've shopped and you've waited for that first warm day of spring. A flower garden overflows with opportunities for the creative spirit to come alive. Adding some well rotted animalto the soil is almost always a good idea too, but...

The fruit is of course the main product but the stems are also sold as. Banana trees and chouchou thrive but rains also give birth to many waterfalls; one is famous and called "le voile de la mariee" (bride's veil) as it consists of several waterfalls...

Getting pure species from these plants will be difficult (particularly as several are already hybrids)Another winter scene at the Huntington showing at least four species of aloe blooming at the same timeAnd here is a scene from Los Angeles arboretum...

You can achieve these temperatures by several methods. You can usually find the optimum germination temperatures for your particular seeds on the back of the seed package. These can help you determine when your seeds should be started.

This data has been gathered from extensive testing by the seed companies. How can I use it to my advantage to successfully germinate the seeds inside? Usually on flowers you will also be given the botanical name.The maturity date will be given in days.

After transplanting I like to use a water-soluble 20-20-20 fertilizer at half strength. You can either nick the surface of the seed with fingernail clippers (much safer than a knife), or rub the seed against a piece of sandpaper.

If you are reusing containers, be sure they have been thoroughly washed and sterilized in a 10% bleach solution. Count backwards from the last frost date in your area and start your seeds.

Most perennials require less water once they are established. If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question.Although I live far from Texas, your problem is easy to diagnose and to solve, although...

Clivia should have a cool rest period in winter and during this time the roots should be very dry. I hope it's good news! For everyone else, and for myself, I have just been looking for a definitive answer.

Whether you actively compost it by layering "green" and "brown" material, watering, and turning, or whether you just dump them and forget them for a couple of years, the sweetgum balls will have a chance to break down with the leaves, and you'll have...

You can read DG member feedback on almost any plant by checking the PlantFiles. Saxifrage might trail over the edge; I haven't grown it myself. Moist or dry?Think about these variables as some will rule out certain plants.

Most often, the middle numbers are the optimum growing zone or PH. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. The healthiest and largest plants will be found in the optimum ‘middle conditions' of climate...

Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate, which has the magnesium that may be lacking and the sulfur lowers the pH. If you have a question that you're not sure where to post, click the Contact Us button at the bottom of any page and I'll be happy to help you...

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 you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the.

It is possible that you may have a bit of leaf burn from the fertilizer, but it shouldn't amount to any lasting harm.As long as the tips of your branches remain alive, you should be fine.

If your crepe flowers are distinctly different, then you would seem to have a valid complaint. They were coming up in a cut along a trail, where there were few other plants to compete with them.It is fascinating to watch the recovery of the chaparral...

I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground, so we're in the same boat. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. They do need 90 days of stratification, which means they'll need to spend most of the winter in your refrigerator crisper.Dampen a thick paper towel with water...

Either with scissors, pruning shears or just by breaking them off (jade is usually crisp enough that it will break), you need to prune back the unruly parts of your plant to reshape it.

So you don't have to use an industrial-strength biotoxin to rid your plant of these pests... I have also felt itchy after handling fuzzy trimmings from annual Black Eyed Susan plants.

Thank you."Hello...I plan on planting this palm from a 15 gallon container over our sewer line about 15 feet away from our house. Yesterday I put a little bit of miracle grow liquid in it.

Sorry, unkapete, it sounds like they're not annuals, but read theadds: Depending on the species of banana, some seeds can be quite difficult to successfully germinate. If that isn't the issue, I'd look to the soil.

Like the Delphinium, the germination rate for Heliotrope can be very low; sow extra to ensure you have enough flowers. These favorites for children's gardens can be started indoors six to eight weeks before last frost.

Ferns, which are still very numerous today belong to the ‘inferior plants' together with mushrooms, lichens, algae and mosses, flower-less plants that rely on spores.Let us take a closer look to seeds now, we just have to hop to the kitchen and find...

Unlike annual plants, which require replanting every spring, perennials die at the end of every growing season, and then reemerge from their established roots the next year and every year thereafter for decades.

Don't feel bad, even experienced gardeners will fall victim at times. Most gardeners tend to kill the seedlings with kindness and water them to death. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow...