Garden & Landscape - August 2007

it was there ever since i moved to that house, and only recently i found out it was rosemary :]
i'm glad abut it, but what can i use it for?
also how do i wash it and prepare it for eating?
what are the nutritional benefits to rosemary?

2007-08-15 08:38:08 · 5 answers · asked by ;] 3

I'm trying to find an alternative to traditional bug spray / lotions.

2007-08-15 08:32:53 · 9 answers · asked by Natalie P 1

My hybrid poplar trees are growing upward very fast, but not out; that is, there isn't much of what I guess is called the canopy. Is there anything I can do to train the tree to grow outward as well as upward? Someone told me to top the tree a bit, and the tree will grow outward. Is that true? Any help anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated.

2007-08-15 08:22:21 · 3 answers · asked by Stacy A 1

I saw someone receive a bouquet of red roses.. and it was bigger than any roses I've seen before. It was bigger than a size of baseball anyone know what its called or where I can buy them?

2007-08-15 08:14:35 · 2 answers · asked by moose 4

2007-08-15 08:11:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i bought a blue hydranger plant but now its starting to turn pink. how cam i keep it blue

2007-08-15 07:52:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 07:48:17 · 9 answers · asked by longdog 2

2007-08-15 06:40:15 · 5 answers · asked by Tigger321 1

White flowers that open in the evening, with a purple streak in them. 3' tall and 3' wide, dark purple stems, large green leaves that look like holly leaves and evil throny seed pods. We thought it was a moonflower but can not seem to find the variety. Zone 5. Maybe, it is a weed but it is pretty. I have pics if you care to view them.

2007-08-15 06:02:06 · 4 answers · asked by Fur kids and all 2

I live in Northern Indiana and have a 6 foot brugmansia. Can it survive outside if I insulate the ground around the base of this huge plant. It is the size of a small tree. It's hard to dig it up and take inside every fall.

2007-08-15 06:01:21 · 2 answers · asked by Yvonne P 1

do you think they would give them away for free????????

2007-08-15 06:01:03 · 5 answers · asked by smartmama1 2

I know this is a stupid question, but how do I know if theres clay in my soil, or hoe do I know if it is clay?

2007-08-15 05:58:46 · 7 answers · asked by IcanHelpyou:) 3

No question.....just wanted the gardeners to check out "Winter Sowing" at:

http://dgroups.bhg.com/dgroups/index.jsp?plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aGardenForum%3abhggardentalkDiscussion%3a97c262cd-5e21-4be7-b71e-27ed1dbfe3c2

2007-08-15 05:23:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in Central Oregon...very beautiful but we get these incredible dust "tornados". I have an aspen that is about 20 feet tall off of my front deck and it blew over and broke at the base. I noticed about 50 I guess you can call them "babies?" coming out of the ground now. I f I let them all push for the sky will I have a little forest there? They probably cover about 100sq ft. in all..anybody have experience with aspens? I don't want to mow them because I would like a bunch of aspens there. thanks

2007-08-15 04:31:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

So i've had my jade about a year, and it's done really well... but, when I moved I accidentally left it on my balcony for three days when it was about 95 out and sunny. Needless to say it's now losing almost all of it's leaves (after they turn purple). The plant itself still looks alive though, it's nice and green. Is there anything I can do to save it?

2007-08-15 04:24:45 · 5 answers · asked by blue_angel_1400 2

I have an old ablertine rose growing through a hawthorn hedge. I would like to take a cutting from this to grow somewhere else that it wasnt so smothered. How on earth do I do this successfully ?

2007-08-15 04:22:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

knock down your overgrown yard when it's to much for the lawnmower to handle? i don't want to hire anybody or rent equipment.

2007-08-15 04:16:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems to have the stem and leaves of a spray carnation, and yet the petals are smooth edged and rounded. It is multi flowered per stem and each flower is full bloomed (my particular favorite is pale pink in color). Plus, it has a subtle sweet smell to it.

2007-08-15 03:41:42 · 7 answers · asked by lem 2

Just looking for a few for my landscaping, but too cheap to buy.

2007-08-15 03:12:21 · 10 answers · asked by rayray 2

2007-08-15 02:39:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have read may different stories on African Violets. I have one from 2 years ago and it fails to bloom. The leaves are there, seemingly healthy, but a lighter shade of green than when I first brought my plant home.

What can I do to make her bloom?!

2007-08-15 01:47:27 · 5 answers · asked by Karyzma77 2

I just bought my little house and would love to have a beautiful garden!! I need advice on what to plant and when I should plant roses?

2007-08-15 00:39:01 · 5 answers · asked by lonely1 2

What should he do to get rid of them and then keep them from coming back?

2007-08-15 00:18:13 · 5 answers · asked by nice_witch40 1

I need some help and advice.
Our garden is approximatley 30 feet long and 20 feet wide, with a gentle slope downwards away from the house. Unfortunatley, the soil is clay and is holding onto the water like a sponge. Water isn't draining well at the bottom of the garden due to their being gravel boards along the boundary fence, so ends up pooling on the surface when it rains heavily.
I have been told I would need to make a soakaway and would ideally like to do this as cheaply as possible. Some people have advised me to dig a deep hole near the bottom of the garden and fill with gravel etc. Other people have advised me to dig a 1ft deep trench parallel to the bottom fence so that all the water from the garden flows down due to gravity and stops in the trench.
Yet more people have said I need to dig multiple drainage channels leading to a deep hole, again filled with stones etc.
Ideally I would like to get rid of all the clay, but that currently isn't an option.
Help!

2007-08-14 23:35:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

What kind of soil should I use? Can I grow it indoors?

2007-08-14 23:29:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well congratulations!
I have too, lol~can't think of a hobby more awesome in so many ways to really enjoy life, and there always seems to be something else to buy and PLANT :-D

So what were some of the awesome things you bought, planted in your garden this summer ... so far??

2007-08-14 18:22:43 · 9 answers · asked by deirdrefaith 4

2007-08-14 18:09:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

how immoral is it to have a bunch of graves dug up and put in fornt of your yard and how much would it cost i want some where around 70 to 100.

2007-08-14 17:49:11 · 4 answers · asked by all knowing thank you 3

I have this weird problem in my apartment in which they come in and are dead hours later. The weird thing is I can't get rid of them and they leave me alone no matter what I do to them. I left on a trip for a week and 20 or so were dead on the sill of my balconey.

2007-08-14 17:37:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-14 17:23:47 · 9 answers · asked by BRIAN S 1