The most common and most trailing choices are the perennial Vincas, both major and minor, also called periwinkle. In lieu of a soil test, I agree that you can use a balanced all purpose fertilizer such as Miracle Gro.
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You can fill the gap with an insulating material like Styrofoam, crumpled newspaper, dead leaves, or more potting soil if desired.Hard water can be a problem, usually not so much because of the calcium content but because it is alkaline.
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Answers: Most crape myrtle foliage turns reddish or maroon in the autumn. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.
Now perennial shrubs are taking over. The color blue is the 'Holy Grail' in some families of plants. The theory of using deep throated flowers is a good one, but some bees simply chew a little hole in the base of a tubular flower and never miss a beat.
Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few degrees warmer. First of all, protect your plants from harsh wind.
It is hard work loading in that organic stuff but it will eventually pay off!You may have the perfect yard to grow several perennial Mediterranean herbs as well as several annual herbs! They need good drainage that a rocky soil environment would give.
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. Make sure to keep all your light-sensitive indoor plants rotated so they don't lean too much to one side.Finally,...
Make sure enough of the stem is covered to almost reach the leaves. Cut your stems with a sharp knife about an inch below a leaf joint and make sure that you have another leaf joint above it.
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Novice gardeners should obtain 'pups', which are small plantlets that grow along side of the mother plant. They do not like wet feet and an over abundance of moisture will sometimes result in fruit drop.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Right now you can not do anything to make them bloom this year. (Bone meal is an old standby amendment for bulb planting as it adds a dose of phosphorous, but...
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. They do not like their roots standing in water and it tends to drain away quicker where the soil has been...
You might be able to bury the neck gradually, cutting the root ball down enough to bury an inch or so of neck each time you repot and repotting every 4 to 6 months. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where...
Here's how I did it…When creating instant gardens, start by figuring out how much space you have to work with. After watering all of the plants in and spreading some finely chopped cedaron top of the soil, although you could use gravel or whatever mulch...
You can sketch out your home and other structures on site and then draw the layout of your flower garden around them. See ya' laterthere. You many want to try a handy tool that I found at the Better Homes and Gardens website called the “Plan-a-Garden”...
There are several ways to accomplish this – dig it out, apply herbicide or smother it with cardboard or newspaper.If you choose to dig out the grass, it will be easier to use a flat shovel.
Take comfort in the fact that this is an easy fix with the right garden shape ideas.Oftentimes, all the garden needs is to get in shape, just like the rest of us. Create focal points that draw the eyes toward the garden's most attractive features.
The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks and totally safe.Unless you're using antique cinder blocks, there should be no reason to worry, especially when cinder block gardening for vegetables.
In addition to not over feeding them, I've learned that in order to produce the huge dinner plate size, dividing the tubers is essential. Also, as hot as it's been, the black plastic of your pot might be part of the problem...
There is no need to repot or divide your bulbs until they are about ready to burst out of the pot. These will quickly suck the juices out of the leaves and kill them.Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this feature,...
Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. I've grown White Christmas many years and there is also some variation in leaf color throughout the season as well.
Most perennial flowers and grasses winter sow with great success. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another.
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Hana, I hope you'll decide to subscribe and jump into the activity on the AV forum.answers: Tulip bulbs that are planted outside sometimes put up leaves long before flowers appear.Some of my tulips sprouted leaves last October and just stayed green through...
The strawberry plants are usually hardy, but only if they are growing outside in the ground. If you'll do it yourself, bear in mind that you will have to be able to prune the top of this growth, at eight feet.
