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Best Soil for Succulents?
I am trying to find the best soil for succulents in a Mediterranean climate. For the pots I have planted so far, the mixture where the succulents seem to grow like weeds and just love the soil it is...
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Tree ID help needed
I've not been able to match this tree to the descriptions in my old middle school library field guides. The tree is growing over 30 feet tall and does not seem too rare in some edge situations. I've...
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Laurel Hedge
Hi, this weekend I planted a pair of laurels adjacent to the wall of my house to act as screening to my neighbours front garden, we intend to keep the laurels between 5 and 6 feet tall and quite...
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Need "How to Prune Trees" Book in Spanish.
Help. I live year round in Mazatlan Mexico. Our condominium common area = has lots of palm trees and shrubs as well as some large trees that were na= tive to the property prior to its development. The...
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Fruit tree
Any tips and advice about cutting back an old apple tree. It was here when we bought the house and I wails say has not been cut back in years. It is much too large it had loads of fruit last yr but...
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Privet hedge
We have inherited a long (80-100 feet) Privet hedge. When the house was built 10 years ago the hedge was cut back 20 feet and laid (?) by an experienced farmer. It is now about 6ft wide and largely...
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Mint bed in winter
We moved into our house last April, and there is a mint bed in the garden, I'm very much a newbie when it comes to gardening, so what should I do with the plants in the mint bed now all the leaves...
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palm tree transplant in cold
Hi I have dug up many palms during warm weather but I have now won another to trachycarpus fortunei (windmill palms) that the seller wants me to dig up one is three foot and other is 6 foot. can I dig...
 
Allen Sythe? ? ? ? ?
I am about to take on a very overgrown allotment. Does anyone know if allen sythes are still available to hire? I believe the "modern alternative" is the Flail Mower! Any other advice welcome. PS. I'm...
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What is this (Moss like) species of Plant?
Hi all, my name is Lee and I'm new to this Forum. I was hoping one of you gardening enthusiasts or experts may be able to help me. For a number of years now I have been trying to source and...
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new to gardening
Hellozz, i am new to gardening and i want to devlop it to my house itself. what are some basic points for doing gardening?? how can i do an effective gardening? and give me the name of some plants...
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Plant who needs a name!
Hi all, I would be very grateful for any information as to what this plant is, as per the attached photo, as I am a complete plant novice! I rescued it from withered neglect a year or two back, and...
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Bonsai basics
I have a coleus plant that I brought in for the winter and put in a south window -- I've done this before and coleus do really well like that. Ok, so I cut back the plant considerably and it's now...
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Plumeria 'Kauka Wilder'
Hi Everybody, Following is a picture of my Plumeria 'Kauka Wilder' flowering indoors in Chicago on January 15, 2013. [image: flowers of Plumeria ?Kauka Wilder? have a strong reddish-yellow color with...
 
mountfield
I Purchased a Mountfield front cut ride on mulching lawn mower model 1125m in July 2008 for £1249.00 from R.H. Crawford of Firthville Boston Lincolnshire. Over the next 18 months the machine was a...
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