Garden & Landscape - March 2007

i live in cali. and my backyard is surrounded by several trees or so and the only thing that seems to grow is ivy. What are some good sturdy plants that can grow in shady ares? I am a begining gardener so i also need something that is realatively easy to start out with.

2007-03-23 06:47:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone help me to identify this plant??

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/ecbsf/P1010004.jpg

It is the one with purple, spiked flowers... The original claim is that it was Acanthus Mollis, but I know that is incorrect. Could it be a variety of Liatris?

2007-03-23 06:35:57 · 9 answers · asked by ratmeow 1

with 50,000+ rounds of golf

2007-03-23 06:29:22 · 1 answers · asked by charlie p 1

I have a wicker love seat that I would like to have outside. Can I paint/spray it with something so it can be outside?

2007-03-23 06:24:06 · 4 answers · asked by Margie B 2

2007-03-23 06:03:36 · 3 answers · asked by SHERRI S 1

I have a plant of purple sage, It does not have very many leaves on it. Is there something I can do to make it helthy and happy?

2007-03-23 05:52:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was wondering when I planted my bulbs I pulled up everything I may have pulled all groundcover up can I plant more and if so what kind should I plant the will spread fast also I live in zone 5...I just don't like it's so bare back there I need a groundcover that grows low I have lilys,iris, and tulip back there...Thanks

2007-03-23 05:26:46 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2

2007-03-23 04:28:17 · 6 answers · asked by nomoreweeds 1

2007-03-23 04:27:20 · 2 answers · asked by nomoreweeds 1

Does it mean you plant them in the spring, or that they come up in the spring???

2007-03-23 04:25:18 · 5 answers · asked by ar_russty22 1

It's still fairly cold here in Wisconsin and I forgot to plant bulbs last fall. When is the best time to plant spring bulbs, and when can i expect them to come up?

2007-03-23 04:24:25 · 6 answers · asked by ar_russty22 1

Ok I know this is a strange question. My local flower grower suggested putting diapers in the bottom of my pots to hold moisture during the hot summer months. My father-in-law suggested that since I have small babies - urine soaked diapers would work better. He said urea is good for plants. Anyone heard of this???

2007-03-23 04:21:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you bury a body that is to big for a coffin, but to small for a swimming pool. And how would i dispose of a body about 5' 2'' and 115 lbs. Hypothetically speaking.

2007-03-23 04:13:24 · 3 answers · asked by Landon 2

2007-03-23 04:10:47 · 29 answers · asked by story teller 1

I've heard from several people that the cherry blossoms will be weaker than usual due to the abnormally warm Winter.

2007-03-23 04:00:30 · 1 answers · asked by royo32 2

I have cut it back and even pulled them out by the roots it just keep growing back.

2007-03-23 03:53:12 · 3 answers · asked by sibling_rivalry3 1

I am planning on leveling the ground and putting down weed fabric then putting the rock down. My husband says I need to dig deeper, put down the fabric, put down sand and then pebble then the rocks, otherwise it will turn into a soup bowl and the rock will sink/wash away. I do not plan on putting any plants in.

2007-03-23 03:28:23 · 6 answers · asked by lotsofquestions 2

any no how

2007-03-23 03:01:19 · 11 answers · asked by BRUNO G 1

is ther any way to change the color of my flowers (buds) on my plants?

2007-03-23 02:59:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know this is a kinda stupid question, but i've always wondered if sunflower seeds come from the actual sunflower, or do the sunflower seeds come first.
so what comes first the sunflower or the seed (with shell)?
and where do they come from?

Thank you.

2007-03-23 02:54:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I planted 3 lemon seeds a few years ago. The seeds came from a lemon that I got from the grocery store...
Anyway, they are taller than the house now, but have never produced flowers or lemons.
I was reading that it may take up to 15 years for them to produce. Unless they are grafted or propagated from an already producing tree...
Well I do have a lime plant that produces, so I was wondering how this could be done and what would I get?
Limons? lol
I searched google, but couldnt find what I was looking for.
Can anyone explain, or give me a good website that shows me what to do?
Thanks!

2007-03-23 02:51:20 · 3 answers · asked by ♥ Jasmine ♥ 4

does anyone know how a wheat combine works? i checked on howstuffworks.com but there was no results at all, just a bunch of recipe stuff

2007-03-23 02:50:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I cant tell if my lawn did well through the Winter. Its too soon to see the full potential of new grass blades, but mostly now I see thatch from last year. It was about 5 inches long last Fall but I could not cut it (was out of the country)
Will mowing now (March) cut off all that dead thatch to let me see the actual grass?

THX!

2007-03-23 02:45:55 · 8 answers · asked by Bill B 1

2007-03-23 02:37:08 · 7 answers · asked by val 2

Also do the cuttings need to have roots and shoots or can a cut twig simply be planted.

Advice please .

2007-03-23 02:17:47 · 6 answers · asked by James b 2

I received a hyacinth this week, and I don't know what to do with the thing after it blooms. I know its a bulb plant, but the instructions for care that it came with didn't do me much good. How should I take care of it after the blooming preiod is over?

2007-03-23 01:58:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got a bunch of seed packets yesterday for the vegetable garden. They were only .10 each. They are American Seed brand. They were so cheap I couldn't resist. My husband said, "Buy cheap, get cheap."

What has been your experience with these seeds (ie. yield or hardiness)?

Are the expensive seeds really worth the extra cost?

Also, do I have to throw away the seeds I don't use this year or can I keep them for next year?

2007-03-23 01:53:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

is this the righ time to buy spring plants and seeds to grow my own or i should wait for couple more weeks to buy spring stuff

2007-03-23 01:51:16 · 8 answers · asked by ♥Proud_Girl♥ 2

2007-03-23 01:29:20 · 24 answers · asked by Ms. Roxie 2

2007-03-23 01:21:02 · 9 answers · asked by RONALD Z 1