Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / September 2008

Got some of these today but, of course, no mention of the variety.
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The label says they grow to 18"-24" but, as they're in flower now at a
height of about 9", do I assume they'll flower again or what? It also

I was visiting some cousins this weekend in Bellville (Hwy 36
Brenham/Sealy/Hempstead area), and was shown a mystery plant that
sprouted in a bed seeded with a package of wildflowers.
I have searched through all my books and for hours on the web, but

Anyone got advice for sharing a rhubarb plant?
3 or 4 colleagues at work expressed an interest when I offered to split
and share our giant rhubarb plant.  
I split off some roots about 4 weeks ago and planted them in large pots,

I went to buy a small (1-1.5 litre) hand-held pressurised sprayer today.  I
eventually bought one made by a company called Green Jem, but the trouble is
with any sprayer that you can't try it out before you buy.  The shop have
said that if I try this one and it isn't right I can ...

Yesterday I had a tree cut down in my front garden.  It had got too
big and unmanageable.  It was a Judas tree, which I had grown from
seed.  I had been waiting for a recommended tree surgeon to come and
do it, but yesterday I had two men with a chain saw come to the door

anyone else having problems..........
dj
Hampshire

Hi, First thread so take it easy,i purchased a12 year old gunnera plan
about 10 months ago. All going ok and large as you would expect until
month ago the big leaves are going purple around the edges then brow
and dead as though they were suffering a lack of water, which is highl

I just bought a new phal.  It's in a 4" pot.  The flower spike is
about 18" high with two branches.  It has three beautiful large blooms
and about 12 buds.  It has four large healthy leaves and is growing a
new one.

I've finally realized that my camellia's ongoing flowering
problems might be due to having it in the wrong kind of
container. This year, the flowers didn't seem to have blight,
but only a few opened; the other buds dried up. I took some

Time to bring in your pot plants...
If you own any agricultural land in New Orleans area, write it off now.
If you thought your tax money was safe from aiding evacuees in a bowl below
sea-level along the Gulf Coast for awhile, guess again.

Our new house has only two outside faucets, neither is near the patio.  We
want to bring a water outlet to the patio by connecting something to the
faucet, copper or PVC plastic, which will allow us to connect a water faucet
at the patio which can be turned on and off, for the ...

Mulch when applied correctly can help trees acquire conditions for healthy
growth has they had when they got their genetic codes in a forest.  Mulch
comes in different gradations.  Some people claim removing mulch from a
forest is good for forest health

We're considering having a quince tree in our garden, but as we are in
Stoke-on-Trent, we are wondering how likely it is to be able to bear
fruit this far north. We would be planting it in the front garden
which faces roughly south south west, and the soil tends to be heavy

I have today bought two Phalaenopsis from a garden centre on 'end o
season' offer, both plants were in tall, clear glass cylinder typ
pots. I have since cleaned both plants up, refreshing the orchi
compost adding a little chopped live sphagnum moss. I have always bee