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I have got hold of a 'branch' from a bay bush, or is it a tree? - I don't
know, but it's a very robust plant, being about 7 ft tall and about 4 ft
diameter at the bottom.
I've been given a 2 ft section and the diameter of the bottom is about half

Hi friends,
Do you ever heard about Heirloom tomatoes? If not then
just take a look.
The Heirloom tomatoes that are also known as heritage tomatoes ar

i have harvested my sunflower seeds today.  not all of them though as
dont want that many sunflowers next year am going to try and grow
different variety or maybe both
my question is if i grow velvet queen and giant yellow could i cros

A neighbor asked me to look at her "butterfly bush".  Well, right away
I knew it wasn't the typical butterfly bush that attracts
butterflies.  The blooms themselves look like small butterflies.
I have done a lot of searching but have not been able to identify it.

I have a bay laurel in a pot in the kitchen window (killer frosts are
predicted this week) and, after a season of vigorous growth, it needs
cutting back.  What is the best time for pruning?
Graham

Out picking beans yesterday, I noted the appearance of three huge fungi,
one at the inner base of each pole, on one "teepee" of my pole beans.  
This is the first I noticed them so I have no idea how long they've been
there.  Seems like it can't be too long since I pick beans at ...

To all Gardeners,
I recently planted a honeysuckle into my garden, in a partial shadey area
against a trellis. I loosely fixed the new growth against the trellis, and
it seemed to do very well, almost doubling it's height with lots of new

A lot of fruits on the medlar tree earlier this year. I know you don't shake
the tree till November, but they've all gone.  Does something eat medlars?
Or might they have dropped and been taken?  Anyone know about medlars?
cheers

Does anyone here grow tea? I was thinking the other night that I know
of no one who does...Guess I'll have to research the issue, but it
could be kinda fun...

A neighbor asked me to look at her "butterfly bush".  Well, right away
I knew it wasn't the typical butterfly bush that attracts
butterflies.  The blooms themselves look like small butterflies.
I have done a lot of searching but have not been able to identify it.

I'm not that good at gardening and especially at identifying species of
anything.  We moved into our house nearly 20 years ago and have a fairly
large garden with a wildish bit over the fence at the bottom. There is a row
of trees there that have simply seemed a nuisance and we ...

The house I moved into this spring has a beautiful magnolia tree in
the back yard but there is essentially no grass under the tree.  It
was a little sunken and I filled with top soil and reseeded with a
shade mix early in the summer.  The grass came in well but then died.

I've lived in Scotland for four years, but this is my first autum
having a garden.  I'm having some trouble finding answers to some of m
questions with google.
The first has to do with mulching.  I've got a big bag of Strulch t

Good evening,
I planted this tree four years ago, and for life of me I can't remembe
what it's called. I think it could be an Acer or Maple? but I'm not sur
at all. Could someone please help me out with an ID.