Garden & Landscape - November 2006

2006-11-03 06:15:08 · 5 answers · asked by Ronda 1

I cut it back and covered it with gardeners fabric with a bin bag over the top last year and the centre went mouldy over winter. I replanted it and it did have little new plants that sprouted, but this time I'd like to keep the whole plant if possible. As there is likely to be a frost tonight I am worried and unsure whether just to leave it.
The banana plant is about 15ft high and planted in a very large pot in a London garden.
www.architecturalplants.com recommend cutting back with knife - anyone got a better idea?
Thanks

2006-11-03 05:32:02 · 8 answers · asked by Wondercat 1

2006-11-03 05:12:23 · 5 answers · asked by dustjt90 1

It is in our garden in Bristol in a bed, it was a nice small round ball when we brought it but it has done well over the summer and has grown massive and out of shape, is it too late to cut it back into shape now? When is the best time and how do we protect it from frost?

2006-11-03 03:50:32 · 12 answers · asked by ? 1

A landscaper is asked to design and build a fenced in rectangle flower bed. The flower bed is to be make up of two different varieties of flower with one forming a 2 foot border around the other. The garden's owner already has a 100ft square of flower she wants to use on the outside border. Since these flowers are already paid for, the landscaper's only profit will come when he makes from selling the fence and inner flowers. The landscaper should choose the dimensions of the bed to maximize the cost to the owner. If fencing cost $25 for each foot length and the second flower variety cost $38 per ft^2. what is the maximum possible cost for such a garden???

2006-11-03 03:47:25 · 1 answers · asked by ? 1

My orange tree has a bunch of oranges that are open and split. Should I pick them all to let it "start over"? Any other advise to help ensure some good fruit this year?

2006-11-03 03:43:41 · 6 answers · asked by AB 1

i have a dawn redwood here in n.e.texas how did it get in my yard it took me a long time to find out what it was.i found out from the texas forest service[very smart folks] well it grow well here. i found out it is native to china.

2006-11-03 03:37:40 · 4 answers · asked by Steve C 5

I know that the root is actually a black locust tree with the purple robe grafted on so do the seeds revert back to black locust or stay with the purple pink flowers?

2006-11-03 02:31:16 · 2 answers · asked by mcbmomma 1

2006-11-03 02:08:02 · 3 answers · asked by k h 4

like when your house in the winter starts to get all those pointy shingles or whatever you call it on the edge of our roof. how can running water just freeze like that?

2006-11-03 02:04:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i clean my fireplace, i usually put all the ashes in my pinetrees outside? is this bad or good for them? i heard carbon is good for them.

2006-11-03 01:43:18 · 10 answers · asked by oliveirasgirl2000 3

I have a pear tree but I don't know the type. The pears are round and juicy with a tough skin much like the asian pears that I see in the market (those are tan in color and mine are greener). Most of the pears are nice and round but many get deformed with huge indentations and are very asymetrical. They are still very good to eat but they don't look too pretty. Does anyone know what is causing this and what to do about it?
And if I could offer an extra ten point to anyone who can give me a name for my pears I would.

2006-11-03 01:38:55 · 3 answers · asked by AlongthePemi 6

I found it growing at the base of a hedge, in a grazed field close to an old house (in Ireland). It had leaves like mint and when I rubbed them it smelled lovely and minty. Leaves were green, rather that a blue-green. It had quite a woody stem - bit like a very big nettle. Was about 2 foot tall and had the reamins of a flower spike but petals were gone off it. Possible a garden escape but not sure.

2006-11-03 01:34:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have about an acre I mow with deep woods all around. Yes I do have a 23hp tractor/mower.

2006-11-03 01:33:40 · 4 answers · asked by ? 3

I was wondering if they were ever cultivated.

2006-11-03 01:19:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

exposure, and is 11 feet tall, 10 years old?.

2006-11-03 00:27:10 · 3 answers · asked by noragerson 1

My surname is Wells so may want to use that in it. I want a name that will be remembered yet won't sound corny or naff in a few years time. The London Gardener, Capital Gardens, Garden Doctor are along the lines I want but are already used so must be original! Thanks for your help! As well as generalised maintenance will be doing more specific jobs and getting more into garden design in a few years so don't want to limit myself.

2006-11-02 23:46:10 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

My gardeinas leaves are yellowing and the plant has not produced flowers for over a year. What do I need to add to the soil to prevent the yellow leaves and make it produce flowers? The plant itself is approx 2 foot tall.

2006-11-02 20:58:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been looking to buy a Milky Way Kousa Dogwood tree. I can't find this at a local nursery and would like to order them from somewhere that delivers to anywhere. I have found them as small as 6 inches, which is too small, and as much as $1800 each. That's insane! 2-3 feet tall would be OK to order and less than $50 per tree is a fair price since this is a small seedling. Thank's so much for the help!

2006-11-02 20:40:12 · 3 answers · asked by Valkyrie 6

I need the perfect steps and chemicals used in a practical higenic proceedure .

2006-11-02 20:33:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-02 18:34:13 · 26 answers · asked by ronwilliams00 2

2006-11-02 18:30:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-02 17:03:24 · 9 answers · asked by Maxitrac 1

Is there any good home made manure I could use for the potted plants, or something I could easily buy from a supermarket etc.?

2006-11-02 17:03:22 · 2 answers · asked by just me.. 3

2006-11-02 16:12:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-11-02 15:46:44 · 1 answers · asked by punshil 1

I live in a university residence building (apartment-style). There is a tree outside my apartment, approximately four meters from the wall of my building. I would like to hang an inexpensive bird feeder in the tree. In my old apartment (not school-owned) we were not allowed to hang bird feeders on our balconies because they apparently attracted rats. Do you think it would be safe to hang a feeder in a tree four meters from my building?

[I refuse to ask the residence services staff, because we don't get along (we got in a fight when I moved in and found love letters and spilled alcohol inside my supposedly clean apartment, then again when they accidentally gave the keys to my storage locker to another student who then went through all of my stored belongings).]

2006-11-02 14:45:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have one and it's so pretty! Thanks! :) Arum

2006-11-02 14:32:38 · 2 answers · asked by arum 3

2006-11-02 14:12:28 · 3 answers · asked by Papa-Yogi 3

I have been planting an avacado tree over seven years already, but it never produce any fruit from the very beginning. I don't know why?
It is growing healthy about 12 feet tall now. There is enough sun shine and water in my garden. I want to know the secret how to help it to produce fruits by the coming year,please!

2006-11-02 12:51:57 · 3 answers · asked by sfiawong 2