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Recommended groundcovers

What attractive, flowering groundcovers that grow no taller than 6" (under 3" would be best) would you recommend that w...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gcotterl
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by gcotterl

PHOTO OF THE WEEK, Sweet Woodruff

Also known as Sweet Woodruff or Waldmeister in German, this herb is the basis for traditional May Wine. js
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by arf
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by arf

NEED Recommendations under Maple

My wife is on my case to get MORE LONG LASTING COLOR underneath our 60 foot tall maple tree. I have success on the stre...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by camel_J
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by camel_J

Applying P & K

A question for people in the know. What is the best time to apply P & K during a plants growing cycle? especially in re...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by roblyn
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by roblyn

Replacement groundcover

In mid-March, after posting to this forum and reading many responses, I planted 'Blue Star Creeper' in my partly-shaded...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gcotterl
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by gcotterl

Volunteer tomatoes

They're coming up beside decorative plants in large pots. Must have been seeds in the dirt I used to fill pots. They se...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by aspasia
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by aspasia

Strawberry runners

On-line, I read the following: +++++++++=== As runners form from the plant crowns, train along the row and space 6 to 9...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by aspasia
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by aspasia

rhododendrons: it pays to procrastinate

I have two huge matched rhododendrons near the corner of my house. Suddenly, this spring, one of them had what appeared...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jbxyz
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jbxyz

Aloe Vera

I have a metric buttload of aloe vera plants. Is this safe to plant, say, in the vicinity of a lawn, or is it going to...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by belly
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by belly

Tree for indoors

I want to grow a Karaka tree (alternate name: Corynocarpus laevigatus; common name: New Zealand Laurel). I want to grow...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gcotterl
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by gcotterl

Bugs

Last year I tried to go without any insecticides in my garden. Me and my son did slug hunts at night, I spread diatomac...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Mc.Germ
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by Mc.Germ

flowering & fruit trees

howdy everyone! we are thinking about trying to re-do our front yard. right now, it's kinda on the hideous side. having...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by raeannsimpson
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by raeannsimpson

Lombardy or Nor'easter Poplar?

I am one of those people that can build things but never seem to have any luck growing things, so I need some expert he...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by the-ultimate-troll
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by the-ultimate-troll

Plz identify this plant/weed (I think it's tomatillo)

Last year I had some tomatillos planted in the center of a tomato/pepper patch, and I planted them so close together I...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Ook Don't send me any freakin'
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by Ook Don't send me any freakin'