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Here's a list of plants I am either familiar with, or sounded like candidates when I looked through my Encyclopedia of Annuals and Perennials. :( Good luck! They sound lovely.answers: Good question, (meaning I wasn't sure and was curious myself.) I knew...

Most often, the middle numbers are the optimum growing zone or PH. Depending on the size of your sinkholes, you might not need much, and you could check with some farms or stables to get some of their manure to help fill in.

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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However, all experts agree that stress is the main factor in early color.answers: In many parts of North America, fall planting is preferable to spring for many perennials and woody shrubs and trees.

My husband said, "Oh, can we FINALLY paint the bedroom something besides PINK?"But back to purple and blue ... Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

If your plants can be cut back, as mine can, cut them back to a few inches above the ground and mound mulch over the stems. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

My image to the left shows ripe hips and some rose seeds in front of the blossoms. They cross two different roses and grow out the resulting seed. The addition of organic content is good for almost any soil.

Pot up all the cuttings you prune off - they may reach perfect shape and size before the 'mother plant' does. You are going to want to do this a little bit at a time. Those are the parts that are actively growing.

They lose their leaves and look like sticks in their pots. You can always tell if white flies are around when you see their classic spiral white fuzzy patterns on the undersides of leaves, or in more severe cases, the long beards of white filaments that...

I dont believe that there are any leaks from it. Should I give up on it, or what should I do? Yesterday I put a little bit of miracle grow liquid in it. It has bloomed, but there are no roots, I put a miracle grow stick in it and it looks like it is dying.

So, there are a few varieties of your favorites that tend to have shorter vines.answers: If your vines are otherwise healthy, it sounds like a pollination problem. Sorry, unkapete, it sounds like they're not annuals, but read theadds: Depending on the...

(Bone meal is an old standby amendment for bulb planting as it adds a dose of phosphorous, but it has very little of the other nutrients needed.) Good fertile soil under the bulb is the daffodils best source of energy.

Some of these sheets are 3 or 4 feet across and are perfect for wrapping pots and plants. Better wait till spring and, in the meantime, find a place for them inside your home.adds: Large sheets of bubble wrap can be had for free if you visit an autobody...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

I added someto my garden beds, tilling it into the soil which had already been loosed with a pitchfork, and I let the whole mixture sit overnight. For instance, drawing it up on a piece of graph paper with each square representing a square foot of my...

It's time to get dirty! A shovel, a dirt rake, and a trowel are definite necessities for loosening the soil and creating holes for each plant. Be sure to observe if the site you want to use getsor mostly shade, as that will drastically change the types...

Clear out any debris and loosen the soil, working in organic matter. Let's look at how to create a flower bed.So you want to build a flower bed. Depending on its location, size and whether or not containers are used, starting a flower bed often begins...

Perhaps it is lacking personality. Pull them away from the house and add graceful curves to soften the edges. Perhaps it is suffering from a dull shape or lack of direction. Add seating to areas where you want others to view..

Is there any truth in this? Just do one layer. Do you want a bed close to the ground? Keep reading to learn more about raised garden beds made from concrete blocks.Using cinder blocks for garden beds is especially nice because you can so easily pick your...

Personally, if I were planning on maintaining hardy mums year-round, I'd plant them in the spring. His dahlias were the biggest and most beautiful dahlias I've ever seen. You'll trim them back and mulch when a freeze cuts them down and they should return...

I don't like soil on the lower leaves like your plant has... I have seen these happily living outdoors in hot summer without any supplemental water here in California for over 8 months.

Daffodils are one of my favorites for naturalizing. For planting in groups, dig down about eight inches so you can loosen the soil in the bottom of the hole and add fertilizer. They also do well when you make individual holes for the bulbs, scattered...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. 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.

Petunias are easy to grow, but they do better outside in the garden. Erv Evans, writing for, echoes that care advice, and adds the cultivars Baroness Schroeder (white), Felix Crousse (red), Festiva Maxima (white double with a crimson center), Felix Supreme...

But I'd caution that those trees or shrubs could quickly get out of hand, and become overgrown, without skilled and dedicated care.Can I be honest? I'm keeping the strawberries outside in the garden all year round, without mulching during winter and they...