Garden & Landscape - February 2007

I want to encourage more blooms and leaves. I was thinking of topping it down maybe about a couple of feet. it has been planted for 6 years now and the leaves are becoming less.

Will this cut off the buds for this year if I do this now?

2007-02-19 00:02:12 · 7 answers · asked by Charles R 1

I know : 1. Fosters and Nellie R stevens Holly
2. Canadian Hemlock
3. Blue Spruce
4. Sweet bay, Saucer, L. Gem Magnolia
5. Eastern Red Cedar
6. Emerald Green Arborvitae

Can you tell me others???
Please as many as you can think of !!
Thanks!!

2007-02-18 23:29:48 · 4 answers · asked by Charles R 1

so far he`s just planted the seeds, but when they get bigger I might fall in love with one and want to take it home. Should he let me?

2007-02-18 22:18:26 · 14 answers · asked by fried or boiled? 1

2007-02-18 21:38:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this normal - maybe it takes a couple of years for them to come up? Should I have added compost into the hole when planting them?

2007-02-18 21:36:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am planting agapanthus this spring and was thinking as useing them as a background to other flowers. What flower would look good there?

2007-02-18 20:23:49 · 2 answers · asked by hillarkd 1

2007-02-18 19:33:53 · 1 answers · asked by ? 1

2007-02-18 19:08:33 · 2 answers · asked by ? 1

Please look over this list and tell me if their are any trees (for a temperate climate) that i left out for choices for planting in a bed directly in front of a house. anything you can add to it?? Thanks!

1. Japanese Snowbell
2. Japanese Lilac
3. Flowering Dogwood
4. Kousa Dogwood
5. Amur Maple
6. Paperbark Maple
7. Purple Leaf Plum
8. Jap. Stewartia
9. Whitespire Birch
10. River Birch
11. Whitespire Birch
12. Saucer Magnolia
13. Star Magnolia
14. Little Gem Magnolia
15. Sweet Bay Magolia
16. Nellie R Steven Holly
17. Fosters Holly
18. Eastern Red Cedar
19. Emerald Green Arborvitae
20. Green Giant Arborvitate
21. Leyland Cypress
22. Washington Hawthorne
23. Crepe Mrytle
24. Weeping Cherry
25. Okame Cherry
26. Yoshino Cherry
27. Kwanzan Cherry
28. Japanese Maple
29. Sourwood (Sorrel Tree)

2007-02-18 18:52:37 · 8 answers · asked by ? 1

http://michaelguo.com/images/IMG_4374.jpg

I took a picture of it while I was in Arizona at Goldfield Ghost Town and am wondering what species it is.

Thank you!

2007-02-18 18:41:49 · 3 answers · asked by goorulz621 1

I am looking for clever name for a Landscape business that does things like:

Mulching garden beds
Weeding garden beds
Planting flowers, bushes and trees
Planting bulbs
Scheduled garden bed maintenance
Spring and Fall Cleanup
Hauling or placing landscape rocks and stone
Watering plants weekly
Trimming bushes
Roto-tilling soil
Bed Edging
Dethatching

Thanks for all your guys help!!

2007-02-18 17:22:48 · 13 answers · asked by Wilson 1

I live in zone5. St. Louis.I like the spain style (i think) over mexico. My house is white brick with bits of red brick showing. I like color too. I'm thinking red blooms, white, yellow, and what--purple? Of course green and plantings like--ferns? What kinds of plants and flowers should I plant?

2007-02-18 17:13:41 · 2 answers · asked by floatnfun 4

could I also see a planting zone map of kentucky and detailed info about planting irises as well as their bulbs. thank you

2007-02-18 17:05:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had frogs chirping in my backyard for weeks now. Day and Night...and I can’t get any sleep! How do I get rid of them?


PLEASE HELP! - Its not a bogus question. I’m serious!

2007-02-18 17:02:20 · 10 answers · asked by jai_b83 1

Richard B. Russell, Landscape Architect, Phoenix, AZ; Panama City, FL and Jacksonville, FL

2007-02-18 16:53:11 · 1 answers · asked by Jane T 1

because it seems like all my neighbors all plant the same evergreen shrubs for foundation plants and same evergreen trees for their beds directly in front of house (not sure what you call the use as)
. Hollies, Yews, Boxwoods, Hemlock, Juniper, Arborvitae, Spruce, Etc.

I think they look nice, it is just that everybody has ththe same things planted in the beds directly in front of their house (all evergreens).

What about planting deciduous things like Stewartia or Birch or Cherries, Amur Maple, Paper Bark Maple, etc. to get a different look ?!

2007-02-18 16:52:44 · 6 answers · asked by Charles R 1

Okay I know shoveling is the main way (and most obvious) and salt keeps the ice off but does anyone have any tips for keeping a driveway clear of snow? I am so sick of shoveling 4 times a day......

2007-02-18 16:40:36 · 7 answers · asked by Love always, Kortnei 6

Also , could anybody tell me how long Achillea blooms for ?
is it really nice?
when do you plant this one?
do you plant it by seeds?

2007-02-18 16:03:22 · 5 answers · asked by Charles R 1

I have recently been having fun making some random crafts with whatever materials I find around. I went for a walk in the woods today and got pine pitch on me by accident - it smelled wonderful and the smell followed me around all day. Is pitch flammable? If so, does it leave a residue? I am wondering if it would be possible to use it as an ingredient in a scented candle or similar item.

2007-02-18 15:38:46 · 7 answers · asked by Sappho 4

2007-02-18 15:36:26 · 4 answers · asked by davee h 1

Do you add Sand or what.The soil does not drain.

2007-02-18 15:33:53 · 10 answers · asked by Tom S 1

I will be pouring 900-1200 square feet of concrete around my home. It is a brand new home.

2007-02-18 15:21:43 · 2 answers · asked by btw928 1

I live in zone 6b in temperate climate . The forecast for next week is getting into the lower to mid 60's for temperature. Is now the best time to plant Sweet Alyssum?
is it okay to order it through the mail?
i dont see it at my local nursery, is it something that a nursery would carry or is it something you would buy at the hardware or grocery store?

2007-02-18 15:18:19 · 4 answers · asked by Charles R 1

I have a beautiful garden in my front yart in the Spring and Summer. It comes back year round. In the winter months it is empty and plain because everything has died. What can I plant to make my garden as enjoyable then as in the spring and summer. I would prefer plants that come back on their own. I live in Western Central region of Alabama.

2007-02-18 15:18:06 · 4 answers · asked by Annie Oakley 2

I live in America but my fiance is in Melbourne, Australia which is where we are getting married. I want to order bulk stems of orchids to have delivered as I'm making my own bouquet. I know there are places in Hawaii but I think they only deliver to USA. Does anyone know of somewhere who delivers in Australia? Thanks

2007-02-18 15:12:31 · 1 answers · asked by abbacat 5

I have about decided on planting Tsuga Canadensis (Canadian or Eastern Hemlock) as my evergreen hedge along my driveway blocking my neighbors property.
1. how many different varieties are there of Tsuga Canadensis? Are they very similar or different? I am referring to Canadian Hemlock or Eastern Hemlock.
2 I saw a picture that looks absolutely beautiful with this trimmed as a hedge. I have 50 feet to make this hedge. How many 3-4 foot shrubs do I need and how far do I space them apart???
3. Also how long will it take for it to grow from 3 feet to 6-8 foot nice full hedge?

2007-02-18 14:44:20 · 2 answers · asked by Charles R 1

My plant is huge, about 6 feet high and as wide. I have to split him (his name is Lenny, at that size he deserves a name) or add on to my house.

2007-02-18 14:43:06 · 6 answers · asked by m3rdbell@sbcglobal.net 1

I am wanting to grow this vine perhaps up the side of my two story brick house. There is not any windows on the side and it has a huge brick wall to cover. I heard that this vine is really easy to grow and can grow 10-15 ft in one season!
I also like the way it looks in this picture covering a brick mansion. It is soo beautiful). It blooms like that for how long? can you tell me about it?
What does it look like in winter?

doesnt this vine have a cousin in the Fallopia family that is like a shrub?

2007-02-18 14:24:12 · 2 answers · asked by Charles R 1

ok, so we just moved our horses to a new pasture, it's wonderful except right infront of where the barn and stall entrance is is about a 20 by 10 muddy area (it's sorta downhill ) and it's pretty much soggy (were talking 2 feet deep) year round cause it's shaded.
any idea of how to rid the muck?

2007-02-18 14:24:08 · 10 answers · asked by Kritsi Nicole 3

plants

2007-02-18 13:59:52 · 1 answers · asked by 5Veronica 5 1