Garden Blog
I enjoy hearing from beginner gardeners because, believe it or not, I started out "there" once a upon a time (more than a few years ago now) and this is my way of paying back all those who helped me become a gardener.
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Doug
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Jun 23, 2009, orange flowers
shaped like a bottle brush with orange top and yellow bottom. single flower per stem. spreads annually, about 30 inches
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Jun 22, 2009, converting to a moss lawn
Hi Doug, My front yard lies on the north side of the house. I have rather huge and healthy spruce trees that further shade the property and ferns that
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Jun 22, 2009, purple flowering thin leaved perennial
This plants' foilage looks very similar to a lily. The long slender leaves split into a V like shape and sprout clusters of pod-like buds which bloom
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Jun 22, 2009, Mystery shrub?
This plant is growing in our backyard. It is entwined within the chain link fence. It has finally started to bloom in June. It is under the shade of
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Jun 22, 2009, blue perennial help
Plant to 30 high, blooms late June, leaves in semi-circle with three leaves per whirl, growing in a mostly sunny location, located 200 miles nothwest
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Jun 22, 2009, Please help me identify this clematis.
It started blooming in mid-June. The blooms are 5-6 inches across and very light mauve ....almost
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Jun 22, 2009, weed or flower
I do not know what these are. They are growing in my flower beds and growing in our yard. The stalks are big and redish. They havent flowered and i
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Jun 17, 2009, environmentally friendly roundup
What can I use to control weeds on my interlocking brick patio. I used to use roundup. Is there a alternitive to prevent weeds from growing in the
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Jun 17, 2009, potted bulbs aren't growing
Hello, We planted many different flower bulbs recently - all the common sort that were recommended for this climate We follwed the directions on
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Jun 17, 2009, Propagate cherry tree
I have a cherry tree, which I loved, but have to cut down because it is dying, and the trunk is splitting, so I am afraid it will fall. We have cut
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Jun 17, 2009, Over-wintering Foxglove
I live in Ohio Z-5. I planted a whole package of Foxglove in 6-pack containers and I think every single one sprouted. Now in June I've transplanted
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Jun 16, 2009, transplant forsythia
When is the best time to transplant a Northern Gold Forsythia: spring, summer, autumn or month april, may, september, october? Doug says the best
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Jun 16, 2009, when will they come up
Planted tigridia, crocosmia and anemone bulbs 3-4 weeks ago and live in Chicago area. When would I expect to see them breaking the ground? Doug says
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Jun 16, 2009, best flower bulbs to propagate for fund raising
Our club house has little space to grow.We have some gardening skills. And could use some help with how to start and maintain a intensive bulb
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Jun 16, 2009, tomato rot
The leaves of the plant has some spotting. But the green tomato start to rot? on the bottom. What can I do? Doug says you can read this article on
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Jun 16, 2009, Sturdy Green Stem with Grass on top
Sturdy Stem about 28 inch high. Bud opened up with grass inside. Location: Indianapolis, IN Thanks for your
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Jun 16, 2009, blue flower in Michigan
This grows in full soon right next to my plumbago.
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Jun 16, 2009, Any idea what this is?
Hi...I emptied a garden close to the road on my property that was overrun with cedar shrubs. After removing it all I started planting a few things
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Jun 16, 2009, blue wildflower
delicate branching foliage, small blue flower,
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Jun 15, 2009, tomato care
The basics of tomato care start with plantingproperly and then moving to growing and pruning properly.Here are some gardening videos that should help you out
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Jun 11, 2009, what is this plant
it seems to be like purplish hint of orange ... the branches the leaves are on are the same. the ends of the leaves are
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Jun 11, 2009, Mystery Perennial
This plant looks like lambs ear foliage, but the stem is tall and slender with purple flowers. They have come up every summer in my grandparents
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Jun 11, 2009, Yellow Flowering Perennial Plant
This perennial is growing in a full sun flower garden out in the country in Southeast Minnesota.
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Jun 11, 2009, Unidentified flowering perennial
Catlett, Virginia. This plant is about 5 feet in height and in partial shade. It is a perennial. There are a number of them in the yard. Soil is
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Jun 11, 2009, perennial
yellow flowers in a cluster atop a leafy stalk. stalks are individual. flowers are about 2 in and stalks are about a foot
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