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Need ID of plant
here is the pictures of the plant which needs to be identified. Thank You. Dictionary MAIN PAGE Text & Grap
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Good afternoon!
Good afternoon friends, Maddie just hanging over the fence and yacking for a few minutes before leaving the library and heading back to the house. The rains didn't come as I'd hoped the other day, and...
 
Your Opinion Of Zero-Turn Lawn Tractors
Cub Cadet's ZT lawn tractors are considerably more expensive thanCub Cadet's lawn tractors of the same size but without ZT capability. Are they worth the higher price? Do they save considerably more...
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Honeysuckle
I've got a honeysuckle in a trough. Growing really well. Have noticed that some leaves have a kind of grey colour appearing on them. Any ideas? Could it be mildew? The trough is in a very sunny spot...
 
growing plants for security as well as aesthics
For security reasons, I am looking for a quick growing, thick and prickly solution to a fence that borders a public highway. can you recommend some planting for this? I rather go down this route than...
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Does your garden faucet have hot as well as cold water?
I went by a faucet shop to see what kind of garden faucets are available. I was surprised when the salesman showed me a couple with hot- and cold-water connections. I thought, who waters their lawn...
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Sheep eating tree bark
Lyle wrote in news: a circle of stock fence (4x4 squares, 4' high) around each tree. it won't be any harder than painting each tree with poisonous chemicals... & the fruit will still be edible. in my...
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getting rid of sycamores
Hi We bought a house last year and 4 syacmores growing on the borders just inside the neighbours gardens. They have not been planted, just growing basically as weeds. The previous owner cut them down...
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Tree pruning website
A. Keslick, Jr. Consulting Arborist Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not...
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Burr Oaks
My sister has sent what she calls burr oak acorns. I want to plant them. Should acorns have the cute little caps removed before planting? Should they be scored? soaked? What? Thanks, Jackie, zone 7
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Keeping evergreens small
Paraphrasing something I saw on a web site seems to address this problem, as follows: "New growth on evergreens are called "candles" because of the candle-like shape of the branch tips. Cutting the...
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may flies?
i live near lake michigan in wisconsin, and right now, we have swarms of little black "flies"..........................as i remember, they go away eventually. as these "may flies"?
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Outside pipe/faucet in Chicago's climate
We want to instal a faucet outside the building to water the backyard lawns. (At present we have to run the hose either from inside or around the building from the front.) The way the porches, decks,...
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Hose question for a gardenwith delicate plants
My front yard is divided into two small "gardens" and I call them so because their is no grass, just plants, ground cover, very small trees, etc. A 25' hose would be more than enough to reach any...
 
Peace lily drooping for about a year
Sorry for the lack of details. It gets indirect moderately bright sunlight through the day. It's next to a window, but the window is about five inches above the plant, so it's really under the window....
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