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Reclaiming a Tree From Ivy

Behind my new house (zone 6) there is a huge maple, probably 5-6 feet in diameter, which the previous owners allowed to...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by treers
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by treers

Photos: Ivy plants with green moss

Hi group: Every workday when I walk between my employer's parking lot and their office, I pass a very interesting overh...
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posted by gassyal
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by gassyal

Need help with Bay Leaf info

Hi! I am the proud keeper of a 5 ft tall sweet bay (laurus nobilis). It was obtained five years ago at 4 inches tall, a...
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posted by jasdfosd
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by jasdfosd

[REPOST] Piling leaves around trees

[I was hoping for more discussion. "Volcanoes" bad, but how about this below? Anyone?] Our local park has pecan trees g...
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posted by furball
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by furball

is it true?

is it true that, you sholdn't ''touch'' your plants much? i mean, that you have to leave it, only water at the time and...
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posted by may
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by may

Red hot pokers - how to prune?

I have two red hot pokers in the front garden - next to the house They are prob about 2 years old now. They have gone c...
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posted by gardencottage.1fpjnn
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by gardencottage.1fpjnn

What is the best way to protect barrel

I have a crape myrtle in a half size whiskey barrel. It grew nicely this past summer and bloomed, but now at the weathe...
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posted by harri85274
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by harri85274

Snow!

Plowable snow here this morning in Central Ct. - gardening season is over :( J
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posted by jcmumsie
29 comments posted 21yrs posted by jcmumsie

Can anyone identify this Canna?

I've photographed a sample of: A leaf A branch with: two green seed pods three brown seed pods a set of three flowers O...
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posted by klightspeed
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by klightspeed

Jade plants.

We have a Jade plant (well more of a Jade tree) in our sun room and in the Northeast, the temps in this sun room are li...
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posted by rmchambers
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by rmchambers

propagating sedums over winter

I have had considerable success at propagating stonecrop by cuttings. I am currently waiting for a landscaping company...
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posted by davegow.removethis
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by davegow.removethis

Nepenthes Question

Does anyone grow Nepenthes plants? I am going to try some and could use any and all advice on their culture and growth....
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posted by dowedy
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by dowedy

ID the crab apple - pic

Does anyone know what type this is? It appeared to be growing in a semi-wild state (ravine in Toronto) but could be an...
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posted by gs132
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by gs132

A Bowl of Milk Out for Snakes

In an old book on Indian gardening, there was a brief reference to leaving a bowl of milk out for cobras. It seem to be...
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posted by cjdonahe
17 comments posted 21yrs posted by cjdonahe