Garden & Landscape - October 2006

Sorry, I forgot the name of this plant (these were not holly's).

It had bright red berries sitting atop upright legs. I looked terrific. So I zoomed in like a bee for a closer look. The garden center had kindly placed an information plaque in front of the shrubs, which said it was best to buy a male plant to go along with the female, for sake of plant fertilization. Upon further notice, there was no info about which was male, and which was female on the tags.

I took a step back and noticed the one with all the berries had fewer leafs and was taller (by maybe 1/2 foot).

The other plants clustered around had fewer berries, were shorther in stature, and had more waxy green leaves.
Who are the men and who are the ladies? How can you tell? I suspect the boys were the ones with the most berries and lesser leaves. I rationalize this because generally in nature, boys are showier in color, where girls are more unassumming, demure and plumper.

Your thoughts?

2006-10-16 16:20:38 · 9 answers · asked by dumbdumb 4

I live in Nova Scotia, Canada...we have a space in the backyard that stays wet until mid summer. Just looking to try a couple flowering perennials (appx. 2-3 ' tall) to add a little color. :)

2006-10-16 15:32:56 · 5 answers · asked by Ivyvine 6

Ughh. It's true. I'm a garden addict. I lowered my standards by swiping some seeds on a few well established plants in my local upscale garden shop (the demo garden surrounding the koi pond). Now I feel guilty, since the seeds are sprouting next to my sunniest window.

I am not positive about the plant that is giving me this high (but I suspect it is Baptisia). It has a huge seed cone (about size of a small rose bloom) with large round 1/16'' seeds inside.

In my earlier visits to this particular shop, I remember seeing this plant being approximately 3' tall. The stems are long and upright, like a false lupine (but the seed cone is TOTALLY different). I think the foliage was round-oval (my memory is not perfect).

Any ideas what my vice is?

mea culpa mea culpa. (I actually really do feel guilty for this "overalls" collared crime). To right this wrong I will spread my seeds from my mature plant to others.

I'm accepting Betty Ford Clinic suggestions specific to my illness?

2006-10-16 15:28:45 · 12 answers · asked by dumbdumb 4

2006-10-16 14:03:30 · 5 answers · asked by DUTCH 1

We also have other things in the garden that we don't want to kill.

2006-10-16 13:51:06 · 8 answers · asked by Lawrence F 1

and if so, any special care tips?

2006-10-16 13:14:57 · 2 answers · asked by squirts 1

2006-10-16 12:41:49 · 4 answers · asked by ping 1

I need a recipe for root stimulator for plants. I don't want to buy one. Can I make one from home products?

2006-10-16 12:35:29 · 3 answers · asked by rick s 1

I planted a peach seed 2 months ago and now it has about 30 pea sized buds. Should I prune them off to allow the tree to grow stonger? Please help.

2006-10-16 12:31:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been trying to grow some herbs in my garden. I am pretty new to gardening . My basil tree, although growing very tall is probably infected by some kinda bugs. I have noticed as the leaves grow bigger they get brown spots and eventually look like as though chewed by some insects. i took the leaves to home depot and they gave me a bug repellent called Sevin. It doesn't seem to work all the time. Is there anything wrong with the soil or climate. I live in Tx.

2006-10-16 12:30:16 · 3 answers · asked by highrise 2

I have a blue spruce that looks healthy, grows bigger branches every year, but does not get taller. It stopped getting taller a few years ago when it was about 12 feet tall. At the top it has a bunch of shoots, but none seam to continue as the main stalk.

2006-10-16 12:00:02 · 5 answers · asked by Woody 1

Help! I cant find Vermiculite, Peat Moss, or a source for saw dust to cover my Dahlia bulbs for the winter. Is there anything else I can use?

2006-10-16 11:52:38 · 3 answers · asked by blackjack 3

2006-10-16 11:50:50 · 13 answers · asked by plandry724 1

2006-10-16 11:45:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a white oleander that I'd like to transplant. It never bloomed this year, most likely because of lack of sun. Can they be transplanted safely? It is about three feet high. Is it best to transplant now, or wait until the spring?

2006-10-16 11:28:15 · 5 answers · asked by janewestusaf 2

2006-10-16 10:09:53 · 4 answers · asked by robin l 1

I picked my last ripe tomato on sat. :o(

2006-10-16 10:00:57 · 9 answers · asked by frith25 4

I just bought a house on top of farmland, and the yard is quite new (about 3 months old). Now all kinds of weeds are thriving and threatening my grass (like vine-type grass). How should I effectively combat this problem?

2006-10-16 09:58:46 · 6 answers · asked by Andy 4

We have well water and would like to hook up a water softner for the household water, but where we would like to set it up is in the pump house and that would be hooking it toall of our water system, including our yard, can water from a water softener hurt our grass and plants

2006-10-16 09:56:02 · 7 answers · asked by Carrie B 1

2006-10-16 09:45:41 · 4 answers · asked by fats domino 1

2006-10-16 09:45:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-16 09:26:17 · 14 answers · asked by timmer 4

2006-10-16 09:13:04 · 5 answers · asked by sue man 2

I bought the plants pregrown. They are 1 FOOT high.

2006-10-16 08:49:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-16 08:36:08 · 9 answers · asked by brett b 1

2006-10-16 08:34:23 · 5 answers · asked by selwob69 1

I've got a very overgrown back yard (new to the house) and want to clear land and plant a garden, grass and flowers. We have worked weekend after weekend cutting, hauling, pruning and clearning and it's still pretty crowded back there. Any experience and advice on clearing vines that have grown into tall OLD pine trees, clearing poison Ivy and poison Oak, digging up old dead bushes, and removing years worth of pine straw and leaves would be greatly appreciated. I can NOT afford to hire the work out but I can afford some great super tool or machine that would cut my load considerably if there is such a thing.
Fiona

2006-10-16 08:02:01 · 10 answers · asked by mamatoshreksboys 3

If you plant the potted mums, that you buy from the grocery store,in your garden will they bloom the next season or will the frost and snow kill them?

2006-10-16 07:48:09 · 6 answers · asked by heather f 2

The olive tree is in a sunny sheltered garden in the south of England. It is very healthy and I was wondering why it doesnt produce olives, when I have seen smaller ones with olives on. Does it need another olive tree in the garden to cross polinate?

2006-10-16 07:41:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just moved to an old neighborhood and I have an area for a garden of 12 feet by 12 feet area with structures on only the north and east sides. I just built (okay my husband and dad helped), a garden shed with large windows. I would like to grow a garden from seeds early inside. Any suggestion or warnings would be appreciated.

2006-10-16 07:30:29 · 5 answers · asked by missy 4