Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / March 2008

Well, a Spiraea "Goldflame" that I have had for 30 years, pruned back
each winter to 2', got in the way of a lawn restoration.  So I have
cut it back to ground level - a 1' diameter rootstock, no less.  So,
will it live or will it die?  Bets are now being taken ....

I would like to plant an ornamental cherry tree in the middle of my
garden -- problem is, it gets rather windy and I read that wind will
cause the petals of the flowers to simply wash away..
I would really like some advise on how to stop the wind from coming

I would like views on growing Acers in tubs, Could anyone tell me th
size of tub required and also the compost that would be most suitable
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Billit

I'm starting out a new career and can pretty much move anywhere in the
US. I looked online but couldn't find a list of the best cities for
gardening. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks

I've found a mass of jelly blobs with what looks like yellow eggs i
them in the patch of earth next to our pond - i've no idea what the
are but they look like they could cause trouble if they hatch.
Does anyone have any idea what they could be and how to get rid o

I'm just wondering whether anyone here can guess what this plant is by
just looking at its flower?
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Cat(h)

I have a few Stargazer Lilies around my house.  I purchased a pot of
them a couple of years back, and they have multiplied to a certain
degree, but not much.
However, a few years back, I was given an absolutely gorgeous and very

       my blueberry bush buds have just started to open and the
leaves are spreading out. Some of the leaves are brown and curling at
the ends. What could be causing this.
Thanks for your time

I am building a chicken pen and intend to use weld mesh for the sides
and chicken wire for the top as I don't think I need that to be so
substantial.  What's the best way to link the chicken wire lengths to
each other?  Strips of wood between each length with the chicken wire

Hi,   i am  not a gardener as such ,but i am slowly becoming  addicte
to clematis ,  if i see one  I JUST  HAVE TO BUY IT   so  i think i ma
have the bug.  i have had some failures ,but some have turned out  to b
a great surprise .

We have a dwarf cherry tree that hosted some strange parasites last
year.  They were small, black, flat, shiny, slow-moving worms that
looked just like the flatworms that sometimes threatened Muldur on the
X-Files.  They ate lace patterns on the leaves.  Rosebush dust put

Has anyone tried moving the moldy plants outside? If so what were the
results? I moved my seedling into starter six packs, added a little
potting soil and put them outside two days ago. Plants still look
healthy and I am disinclined to intervene. How crazy does this sound?

i dont know anything about growing roses  ,  but 5 years ago i had
rose that i planted in my garden,  it was for our 25th anniversary.  i
is a white rose,   but it seems to have really lanky stems  with a to
heavy rose on the end ,   and because of this it just drops down ,

I'm a firm believer in usenet, especially for opinions. This concerns US
zone 6-7, the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
Three years ago, we moved from a small twin with a 20-foot front yard out to
Paradise. We now have a little over half an acre, with some interesting

I have a dendrobium that I have killed all the pseudobulbs (correct word?).
It stil has  several, long  healthy white roots at the base.  Would it be a
good idea to bag this one or just keep watering and fertilizing in the pot?
I have a nothewr Den I have brought back to life ...