growing plants from seed

QuestionIs there a pamplet or a bood that tells you everything you need to know how to do this. Example. What is a normal success rate from [planting seeds to flowers, what temperatures need to be maintained.Theyha

Planting ideas for steep bank

QuestionI have 109 feet of bank on the back lot line of my garden home back yard that is about 5-6 feet high and and the depth would be about 6-7 feet at the base. Eventually, I am going to put a meandering brick

fountain grass

QuestionI planted some fountain grass last summer. Do I need to cut this down in spring, or should I just leave it alone? Thank you for your help. I live in zone 7. AnswerTeri, You can cut it anytime between now un

perennials from seed

QuestionI had rubeckia growing in my landscape for about 3 years. Every fall I cut them down and they grow back in the spring. Last I had some mulch put down and appartly the plants got smothered/killed and di

overwintered perennials

QuestionI dug up some small plants that had self-seeded in my garden. They were small enough that I thought that they would not have survived the winter. ( I live just outside of Chicago, zone 5) The pla

Spring Planting

QuestionI live in Chapel Hill, NC and would like to start a small flower garden in my front yard. My favorite flowers are tulips and daffodils, but I think that they need to be planted in the fall. What

Vermont garden

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - season Answer - Brenda, Im not looking for plants for the winter season thats impossible what I am looking for is a garden that blooms from spring

Need shade perennials

QuestionI am searching for some colorful shade perennials to plant around our home. I have an opportunity to purchase some Ixia, Anemone Decaen, and Zephyranthes robustus which are very pretty, but I have not

What should I do with my amaryllis...

QuestionWhat should I do with my amaryllis after it has finished blooming. AnswerTerry, Cut it back to about 3 to 4 above soil level AFTER the foliage has turned yellow or brown.The bulb needs the green nutrients f

MOONBEAM COREOPSIS TICKLE

QuestionHI I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT DO THE SEEDS LOOK LIKE ON THE MOONBEAM OR CAN I EVEN GET SEEDS FROM MOONBEAM COREOPSIS TICKLE AND I WANTED TO KNOW HOW I CAN GET MY CLEMATIS SEEDS TO GROW FASTER CAN THEY

Boarder Plant

QuestionIs it true that it never rains in Southern California? LOL. - Yes, which is why my sprinkler costs me so much on my water bill, LOL. 1. How much rainfall do you receive during the growing season(which is p

Driveway Boarder

QuestionI live in southern California. Im looking for some kind of boardering plant to pretty up my driveway. My criteria is as follows: low maintenance (grows slow), grows year round, has color, s

Buttercups

QuestionHello! Recently we bought some land in West Tennessee and found a huge patch of buttercups blooming. I would like to move a small part of it close to our house but wondered if this was the correct time

peanuts and salvia

Questioni have 2 questions actually. 1. im growing peanuts for the first time. when the seeds arrived, some were split in half. im pretty sure i only have to plant the side with the mr. pea

Candytuft

QuestionI have a bag of candytuft seeds that I would like to plant on an embankment (About 800 seeds). I live in central NC. When is the best time to sow? Can I plant the seeds directly in the grou

starting out

QuestionAnother lady and I are wanting to plant a flower bed at church. It will be in a brick area approximately 2-3 feet wide and 4-5 feet long. Theres some grass in there right now, with some bulbs of

Shade garden

QuestionMy Wisconsin cabin is about 20-25 feet from the lake. The shore line is rip-rapped with rocks to keep it from eroding, but on windy ways, some water does spash on the shore. The area is mostly

Azalias.......I just bought...

QuestionAzalias.......I just bought a couple because of the good price and I know nothing at all about where or when to plant.....I live in SE Tennessee,Chattanooga.....would appreciate anything you could pass on pe

NO BLOOMS

QuestionI am sorry, but Tom Alonzo wasnt able to answer your question I have a large amount of wild tiger lilies in my yard that have not produced flowers the past two seasons.The plants grow buds then just die

Landscape design

QuestionCan you tell me some complementing perennials to mix with some of the following plants: Lillies(stargazer and day lillies), Crocosmia(Red), Cannas(red and yellow), Gladeolus(mixed), Iris(purple), Dianthus(pi