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Venus Flytrap
I am going to get some Venus Flytraps for my 7 and 8 year old neighbor boys for Christmas. Anything I should know and are there other plants like that to grow with them? MJ
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Can anyone help me identify these plants?
I have finally got a place of my own and I have taken some cuttings from my mothers plants most of them I can identify but these three puzzle me. 1. The first pant has thick leaves that are not shiny...
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expanding garden question
have about 300 sq ft lawn area i am converting to vegetable garden. have put down cardboard and newspapers and covered with about 3 inches of shreaded leaves. anything else i should do before the snow...
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Garden Gravel Stones going green!
In the past few weeks I have noticed that large areas of our gravel - its a landscaped garden area turning green on top (sort of limey colour). Thought it might be the dog 'wee' but it seems to be in...
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Some advice on my broken strimmer please
Hi all I am new here , fairly new to the love of gardening , my boss gave me a komatsu strimmer it's quite old and won't start , I've stripped carb down cleaned it and put fresh fuel/2stroke in it it...
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Armaryillis
This thing is growing like crazy BUT it looks like the bloom is going to be without much of a stem. What causes this in bulbs? My Tulips do the same thing in the spring. Is there anything I can do? MJ
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willow dome
please help!!! we have a willow dome at our local school, with needs some serious TLC i look as if it has died and is very bare, can someone give any tips on reviving our willow dome please
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I want to cover the soil surface of the pot
Hi, I got cocos in a pot in my living room. I want to covered the soil surface some how. Do you think what I should use to cover it, moss, stones or what? Thank you in advance.
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Recalcitrant edging
Here's picture of edging I just bought. Manufactured wood. It is very hard to rassle. I unrolled it with difficulty and pinned it down with heavy bricks until it more or less straightened out, but it...
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Pruning Cherry Trees
We live in the UK and have a couple of Cherry Trees in our garden which are rather large. With one of them it looks like originally the top part of the cherry tree was grafted onto a trunk from a...
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OK - I've educated myself - the trees are quaking aspen
And they're native and I going to let them be for a while. Two are growing insuch a way that taking them down will be hard and the other will be fine where it is. I think all this will do long term is...
 
Broken Tree Fixable?
Hi, Last week's snow storm broke the top of a pine tree that has some sentimental value. The top is not completely off, just bent down. Is it possible to fix it? How? Thanks, Gary
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pothos plant dying
I have two pothos. They are both the same size, the same age and are in the same window. One is doing fine and the other seems to be rotting. I decided to remove the shoots that were still green and...
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FALL COLOR
Nowhere beats Catskills for fall color. Beautiful birch: maple: pear: yoose know why it's named red maple:...
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How to grow this plant?
Hi, I have just bought Hyacinth Blue but can you tell me: How much water, how often? Does it love sun light? When its flower will grow up? What is the green thing on the surface of the soil? Thank you...
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