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NC Lawn Care Timetable help?

Hello. I enjoy this newsgroup and wanted to post a question. I live in Durham, NC and have about 1/3 lot on a corner. I...
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posted by pugnax5
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by pugnax5

Fence screening ideas for pool area

I am trying to find a good plant that will provide an attractive, dense screen for my pool. The pool currently has a wo...
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posted by sp
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by sp

Forsythia quandry

This is the second year that forsythia have not bloomed. Midstate NY, zone 5 ... 50 ft row ....six to eight foot high,...
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posted by scorman
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by scorman

Transplanting wisteria

I have a 2 year old wisteria plant in my backyard that seeded itself and has grown to be about 4 feet tall and several...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by sp
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by sp

Peaty Soil - Help!

Sorry for cross-posting, but I'm desperate. We have just bought a new property in Northern Ireland and the garde is cau...
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posted by michelestokes.1oeqvy
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by michelestokes.1oeqvy

Starting Seeds form Hybrid Plants????

I've purchased quite a few seeds this year and started all my vegetables and annuals from scratch. Much of these variet...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by tuckedawaytoo
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by tuckedawaytoo

Coconut Palms in southern california

I live in southern Los Angeles county and am considering planting a stand of coconut palms. I've been told that it will...
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posted by haulinash
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by haulinash

Tulips

Hi- I have a question about tulips. I planted a lot of them last fall to fill the front of a new flower bed. This year...
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posted by none
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by none

Composting Oak Leaves

I live in the Boston area and I have about 5 oak trees and two pines. I get a lot of leaves and I recently contracted a...
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posted by msterspy
22 comments posted 21yrs posted by msterspy

mowing on a severe slope

I have an embankment 60 metres long. The slope is approx 45deg. The height varies from zero to 4.5metres, but is mostly...
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posted by wrightsaerials
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by wrightsaerials

WANTED: Peony Poppies.

Does anyone out there have any Peony Poppy seeds for sale..... have been looking all over for The Peony Poppy Type seeds...
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posted by Ridgeland631
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by Ridgeland631

Shade plants for containers

Sorry...i meant 50"...little difference.... And I have mentioned the zone..Toronto 5b... THe location is quite bright.....
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posted by askme
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by askme

lay brick edging or lawn first?

I want to put a brick edging down between my lawn and flower beds. The edging will also be a mowing edge, ie I want the...
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posted by jgkgolf
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by jgkgolf

Hemlock, Red Cedar, or Hardwood Mulch

I have several garden areas that I am looking to re-mulch. I've always used a hardwood mulch which has been brown and h...
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posted by sschmeg
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by sschmeg