http://www.beginner-gardening.com/beginner-gardening-blog.html Articles and information on this beginner gardening blog for beginners from gardan author Doug Green en-us gardening tips Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:54 GMT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:54 GMT beginner-gardening.com http://www.beginner-gardening.com/straw-bale-gardening.html Straw bale gardening is an interesting option for those who have either limited soil, limited space or have difficulty bending over. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:54 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/wisteriatree.html How to succeed growing a wisteria tree from garden author Doug Green Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:52 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/poinsettia-to-bloom-again.html Getting poinsettia to bloom again with schedule and detailas for home gardeners Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:27:31 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/poinsettia-care.html Here are 7 rules for poinsettia care along with a link to getting them to rebloom Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:27:28 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/chicken-wire.html I have bound my bales with 50mm Chicken wire to help mould then as they sag - 50mm also alows you to gain easy access for side planting...see how it grows...Good Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:37:10 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/poinsettia-turning-black.html The red leaves on my plant are turning black. Not dried up, just black. Gradually get darker and darker till they are black. The green leaves are fine. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:20:48 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/test.html templatetemplatetemplate Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:40:33 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/tucson-heat.html Are the summers in Tucson, AZ both day and night, too hot to have a poinsettia outside in a pot. Would it be better to keep it inside, so that you can Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:23:03 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/can-poinsettas-come-back-to-life.html I bought a poinsetta 1yr ago. I was able to keep it alive and thriving very well till the other day i went to water it and noticed ALL the leaves were Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:46:06 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/a-type-of-weed.html My sister had this type of weed plant that she gave to me. It blooms flowers (im not sure of what type of flowers), and it rises with the sun. During the Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:11 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/fall-warm-weather-growth.html My question is, what do I do to the growth on my irises if they start growing in november due to warm weather? Will they still grow in the spring? Doug Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:19:38 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/purple-perennial-in-north-carolina.html This is a plant that I saw growing against a wall near a restaurant in Chapel Hill. It dies back in winter and spreads by sending out new shoots along Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:36:50 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/unknown-white-plant-in-garden.html This plant was found in the back garden of the house we purchased (doesn't look like it was planted there on purpose) it is approx 6ft tall, pretty, white Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:35:53 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/groundcover-vine-with-blueviolet-flowers.html Hi all! Need help identifying this random groundcover vine with small beautiful blue/violet flowers that is growing all over in the garden of our home. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:59:43 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/red-leaves-green-edges.html Saw this bush in a strip mall in Aurora Colorado in mid-September. Full sun. No flowers at this time. about 30 inches tall, maybe 5 feet wide. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:46:45 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/red-twigs.html This plant was at the Parker River Wildlife Refuge on plum Island Massachusetts Picture taken on September 21, 2011. Setting is a saltwater wetland. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:31:59 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/yellow-flower-with-green-elongated-leaves.html yellow flower elongated leaves height of plant 12 Minnesota full su Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:31:31 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/yellow-flower-with-large-leaves.html Growing in East-Central Indiana alongside a honeysuckle vine. Large flower closes at night. Stems have hair-like spines. Plant is 4 feet in height. In Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:41:44 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/yellow-flowers-spiny.html This plant started growing in the flower bed around our flag pole. It has deeply-lobed leaves simular to a wood poppy, small yellow flowers and the plant Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:43:49 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/green-leaves-short.html Do you know what this is, please Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:03:43 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/what-to-put-in-the-bottom-of-your-container.html I read that you do not need, in fact shouldn't put bits of old old clay pots in the bottom of your container as it doesn't help drainage, but I thought Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:07:21 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/stainless-steel-containers.html Can steel containers, such as pool water filters be used to plant whatever? Doug says he's never grown a whatever plant but as long as the stainless steel Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:05:24 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/yellow-flower-pointy-leaves.html Plant is in lower Michigan and just beginning to bloom a yellow flower. Flower is surrounded by several small pointy green leaves, the stems have leaves Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:03:20 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/big-green-bush.html This plant is green and large. It is so simple, yet so beautiful. It has become my favorite so far. We have only been in our new home for 3 weeks and Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:47:10 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/pretty-pink-flowers.html This plant is growing like a weed. It stands about 1.5 to 2' tall. Pretty little two tone pink flowers. Is in full sun and has rapidly spread in my Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:46:45 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/type-of-green-bush-red-berries.html green leaves, right now berries are green, but I think they do turn red. This is some type of bush. I just dont know what kind Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:55:24 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/red-flower.html growing in a pot outside the house, 24 tall stem Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:30:03 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/violet-pink-sweet-peas.html I think that these are sweet peas but have been unable to find another picture that looks like these ones do. gorgeous detail in the flower that is about Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:42:11 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/crazy-purple.html Triangular green and purple claw like leaves, small triangular crown and many crazy purple stamen Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:38:28 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/mostly-green-leaves.html This is the first year that this plant bloomed. I have no idea what it is but it comes back every year. along side of hous Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:37:59 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/pink-flower-green-narrow-leaves-5-tall.html This is zone 5, Hastings in south west Michigan. Pics taken 17 Aug 2011. The plant is in shade with minimum direct sun. Not sure that that is the correct Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:55:18 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/unidentified-bush-with-purple-flowers.html bush with green leaves and bright star-shaped purple flowers Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:39:56 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/its-green-and-its-leaves-are-huge-theres-57-parts-on-each-leaf.html This guy gave my mom and I these spikey seeds. He told us they get really big in the spring and summer. They grew extremely fast! Well 3 months ago my Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:39:23 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/found-old-bulbs-while-digging.html New to this house and while digging found about 20 old bulbs don't know what kind they are and don't know how old they are how do I store them or do Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:38:37 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/water-container-creations.html You gave me this idea to create, replace other things. I made this, self-container circular copper-sprinkler, but to elevate it to operate at the surface, Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:54:58 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/mich-black-walnut.html Purple Coneflower Weeping Cherry Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:05:52 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/white-flower-serrated-narrow-leaf.html I'm trying to ID this flowering plant. It has white flowers. The stems are about 12-20 tall with serrated narrow leaves. It is an outdoor perrenial Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:26:26 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/light-purple-blooms-and-tall.html this gets about 6 ft tall. thin pole like stalk, lots of pretty light purple blooms. Anybody know what it is? I got a piece from a friend and put it in Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:26:11 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/green-leaves-tall1.html This strange plant has grown in my garden and continues to grow tall very tall. please help me identify what type of plant this is Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:25:42 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/pink-flower-grown-from-mixed-seed-packet.html Pink flower growing in my garden. I sprinkled a packet of mixed flower seeds in the sunny part of my garden, and these are growing among others that I Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:25:11 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/unusual-pink-marsh-flower.html I found this growing in a marshy area surrounded and shaded by marsh mallows, by the bay in New Jersey Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:08:53 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/how-to-anchor-twine.html Dear Doug Green, After you build the tripod for the Tomato supports and tie the twine at the top. How do you anchor the twine to the ground/to the Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:08:09 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/sudden-disappearance-or-dropping-of-fruit.html came home from trip to town today to find a hill near bellpeppers, and them on the ground, baby tomatoes on the ground, a red potato above ground with Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:08:06 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/very-small-fruits.html Hi - quick question - this is the 3rd year for our raspberry patch and it started out looking so promising. We had lots of flowers and the start of many Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:03:34 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/green-vine-with-simple-shaped-leaf.html I found this vine growing in the wild area of our property. The vine has thorns and produces clusters of 8-12 green berries or fruit (I think). Since it Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:34:14 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/yellow-flowering-wild-vine.html Heart-shaped, hairy, sticky leaves; five ribbed petals in a bell-shaped flower (1.5cm x 1.5cm). Found in a sunny location on a rubble heap in woods near Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:33:43 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/fluffy-pink-flower.html Tall stems, leaves very large towards the ground, light sweet fragrant smell. Growing in full sun Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:16:13 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/tiny-pink-flower.html flower grown from seeds collected from either maine or washington Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:15:59 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/aunt-jeans-perennial-stalk-flower.html one single stalk for many year Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:15:20 GMT http://www.beginner-gardening.com/aunt-jeans-yellow-flower.html on a vine, perennial for over 20 year Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:15:03 GMT