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Help Whats in my yard!!!!
...ross plant that keeps growing in the corner of my yard...i have removed it abut 5 times and the next day BAM its back....i dont know if its from my dogs poop or what...but i dont know what it is or… More
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Birds in my Yard
Mostly juvenile cardinals. Hard to catch them in photo without the dog or cats wanting to attack! More
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Yard clean up?
So things are dead or dying off in your yard. As you continue with fall clean up, remember our birds as well. A tidy yard is not a bird friendly yard. Keep some leafs in the flower beds and under the shrubs. Ground scratching birds like juncos and thrushes are… More
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Lots of things in bloom in my yard
I have tons of things blooming in my yard. Kratz7 P.S. How do I make my photos smaller? More
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safety of grass clippings from fertilized yard
...is safe for me to put the grass clippings from my yard that has had weed & feed fertilizer applied to it into the compost pile if the intended use of the compost is for a vegetable garden? More
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Grapevines attacking my yard!
...de of the fence. Unfortunately, they grow into my yard and wrap themselves all over my perennials! I have cut them back right on the fence line numerous times, but they grow fast! Does anyone have a good solution to this issue?… More
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no sun in the front yard
... as much as possible, we have no sun in the front yard and hence very spotty grass. we'd like to replace with some attractive rocks, any ideas on the rock types or… More
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duck nest in my yard
i was out in the yard with my 2yo, and i walked past this little patch of pachysandra and a mama duck flew out at me. i went and looked at the spot where she had been, and she has a nest in our yard with at least 6 eggs.… More
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filling up a big hole in the yard
I had a pond in the yard..in the ground. My ex husband was going to reline it and he moved all the fish to a kiddie pool. We divorced before the hole was filled. I am happy with the fish and plants in the pool, but the hole was not… More
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Starting to get big color in the yard!
...yone else's stuff in town blooms first before our yard! Well, I finally got my lilies, and the Chinese forget-me-nots. More
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Yard full of mysterious things...
...t bought a house! Someone was rather proud of the yard at one point, but it has become a jungle. I have more mysterious plants, but I forgot to take pictures. One of them is a tuber or rhizome (I always get them mixed up) and the leaves grow… More
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Thyme in my yard
..., I discovered that two of the plants in my front yard are rosemary bushes. Are these safe to use as food? If so, how do I harvest/store? More
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Yard Flamingos
My granddaughter took this picuture over the weekend of my three Flamingos. She has a very good eye with the camera. Enjoy! More
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how do I plant a new lawn from scratch?
My lawn needs to be replaced. It hasn't been maintained really and hasn't been ariated/tilled in like 20 years.. What I intend to do is start from scratch.. I don't really know anything about lawn care/maintance - other then how to mow it :).. anyways, from what I know I… More
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JoyCreek Lawn Renovating
I have a real mess in my back yard (zone 7). Poor soil, large old grown trees that surround the property, and a beautiful garden surrounding an area that should be grass but is instead a combination of sick looking grass, weeds and mud. I'm seriously considering covering the whole… More
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knats in yard
Here is a website that describes them very well. http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef632.htm If your black flies bite we have those too but not as bad as the gnats. :eek: Yes black flies take a little chunk out of you. We get them early in spring before mosquitos. All you have to do… More
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About that MOSS in my lawn
So, yeah, I've got a LOT of moss out in the back yard. And it's taking it's toll on my grass. I bought the moss-out stuff finally, and the directions say to remove (by hand) as much moss as you can with a thatcher. Hmm, okay... So I'm doing that… More
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Newbie...Help me with this lawn!!!!
Hi, I'm a newbie here. I'm not much into lawn care and I don't really know all the "do's and don'ts". Here is my deal. We built a new home in 2000 and I have replanted the lawn 3 times. The last time was last fall. I planted fescue which… More
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Crabgrass In Lawn
...d to this house a little over 2 years ago and the yard was in horrible shape.... 98% weeds, only 2 badly neglected flowerbeds and almost no grass at all! Starting with our very first summer here in '04, we've been working hard at getting rid of the weeds… More
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Lawn weed, purple flower, Identification?
...ut right now it is completely overrunning my back yard. I have a rather clay-ey soil. Usually either too wet or… More
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what's in your yard.
...r, what new and different birds are visiting your yard theses days? Though they are around all year long, nuthatches and titmouse are showing up. Bluejay are coming by in numbers now. Ron Sign up for your FR*EE newsletter at: http://www.backyardbirdingtips.com/ More
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article about front yard vegetable garden in Baltimore
This article was just published in a Baltimore magazine called Urbanite: http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/sub.cfm?issueID=74§ionID=4&articleID=1263 Spaces might appear in that URL. Just get rid of them to see the post if you have problems. Here's a sample of the article. "Horticulturally, my formative years were schizophrenic. My father was a salesman for a… More
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Butterflies in my yard
... are a couple of Yellow Swallotails I found in my yard this week. Two at one time was a joy. Linda B More
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More flowers from my yard
Be sure to check out the insects on my sunflower. More
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Burying a soaker hose in a small patch of lawn
Hello, I have a long, narrow strip of ground out in front of my house that is between my sidewalk and the street. I'd say it is roughly 2' in width and 40' long. This is also known as a parking strip, from what I hear. At the moment, there… More
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Gardening above Buried cable in front yard
...vertical structure in an otherwise flat and plain lawnscape). But, only now I learnt that there is buried cable running smack under the mail post. I… More
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70 yr. old woman arrested for dry lawn
... her dry lawn. Can they arrest you for an unkempt yard? Also notice this is being reported by the BBC, I don't watch much mainstream news due to not… More
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Lawn Hunting
...! Often, I find my stuff has seeded over into the yard. I find a lot of pinks that way. My daisy collection was built out of the lawn. Many wildflowers find… More
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