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  • Strawberry advise

    ...Do I mow/cut the tops off? I get the mulching and trimming runners, it's just the… More

  • I have a new cuke dilema?

    I went out to the garden to due some trimming on the cukes leaves and found that a cuke was growing up into the stake I have!!! I tried to pull and pry the cuke out, but it has grown really deep in there!!! I guess what I am gonna… More

  • Problem with Japanese Aucuba

    Could anyone tell me why the leaves of my Japanese Aucuba turn black? I've tried giving it different fertilizers and even supplements such as iron I believe, but it doesn't seem to react. It is in a partially shady area and it can't be getting too much water where it… More

  • My Miracle Tree Peony

    ...'t know what most of the plants were. We ended up trimming this Tree Peony, which killed it. Later I read that the Tree Peony blooms on dead wood. We have been here 8 years now and this is the first time its… More

  • Tree I.D., please!

    ...re leaves are about 4 inches long. The tree needs trimming--it was crowded out by a sheer monster of a tree that was courageously felled the other day by an… More

  • Mesquite tree mulch

    ...as LOTS of mesquite trees. We have quite a bit of trimming and disposing of limbs and broken branches and such. My husband wants to buy a mulcher to chop up all the debris. Does mesquite make good mulch? As I'm typing this,… More

  • Hi! Glad to be here! I'm drowning in Mint!

    ...fully matched Bradford Pear trees that need to be trimmedMore

  • Hibiscus question?

    1st: Is this in the right place? Annuals? hoping it is, I have a slight problem with our hibiscus plant: it's growing too huge! We planted it 3 years ago, it was about 18" tall at the time. It evidently likes the spot, it is now at least 8' tall… More

  • Camera Shy Praying Mantis

    I was trimming back a big lemon balm today, and look who I found! He wasn't very interested in having his picture taken.:rolleyes: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/grenwich/resized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/grenwich/PICT0011.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/grenwich/PICT0006.jpg More

  • Mulberries to tree or not to tree?

    I know some people think mulberries are a pain, but for sentimental reasons I searched high and low for them a couple years ago (they are almost regarded as weeds at the local nurseries here). I ordered a couple from Gurney's last year and, they are indeed, growing like weeds!… More

  • woodpecker

    We were trimming our limbs in the tree and ran across a woodpecker and that was resting inside the cavity of a branch and he was , well lets say, pissed and tried to start pecking my hubby. I have to admit it was hilarious. Needless to say we left… More

  • Black spots on salvia

    I was doing some trimming in my garden this afternoon. When I got to my Salvias, I noticed black spots up and down the stems. The spots seem to be powdery. Not sure?? Is black mildew a common problem with salvia? More

  • Peace Lily:Trimming off blooms

    I had a bloom I had to cut off on my Peace Lily and I cut it at a downward angle like i was told and now the whole stem is brown. I have another bloom that needs to be removed and im scarde to cut it in fear of… More

  • Trimming sycamore trees

    ...rees about 4-5 feet tall. What is the best tme to trim them? More

  • trimming spirea again?

    ...t want them to be unruly again next summer. can i trim them yet again after this bloom dies back or should i just… More

  • trimming weigelia

    ...k huge with lots of foliage but no flowers. did i prune at the wrong time for zone 5? should i have expected it to not flower for a season? is… More

  • Trimming lilac bushes

    ...ssoms are sparse and few. Can these things be top trimmed?… More

  • Trimming kniphofia (tritoma?)

    ...t getting enough sun or something? Also, should I trim the stems back after blooming? Will it bloom… More

  • resizing cedar hedges?

    ...ut property all the way around. I have read about trimming the hedges… More

  • Huge Camelia Bush

    ...as the house, thinned by last hurricane and needs trimming as it is spreading into the walking path. How do I go about trimming this Bush (tree?)??? Thanks for advice......Billie in Florida More

  • Need info on Bee Balm and Trumpet Creeper Vine...

    ... from the ground...longer?...shorter? Do I do any trimming with this vine? I know it's invasive...I planted it in a corner of our yard all by… More

  • trimming spirea

    ...get them under some control. they have never been pruned. they are not flowering anymore altho they are still green. More

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