sega palm fungus

QuestionI had read your suggestion regarding sega palms in pots in my pool area. However, they have developed a furry fungus in the center, the leaves are yellowing and after consulting a local gardening compa

designing a peaceful japanese terrace

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - Ive just purchased a cool old loft with a 23x14 terrace. It will overlook the top of a garage to the front and a railroad track some distance away to the

hide a wall and wind brake

Questioni have a 6 foot wall around my back yard my area is is just west of palm springs avrage rain fall about 5 inches and heat up to 120 and over in the summer i need a wind brake and some

Yew Troubleshooting

QuestionWe have a pyrmamid yew we put in 2 years ago on the NorthEast corner of the house. We were new to planting anything at the time and reused the original soil at the planting site (which I would never do

Alberta Spruce alternative

QuestionIm on my 3rd, possibly 4th, Alberta Spruce. About a month or two after purchase, they all begin to turn brown and die, either at the top or on one side, then all over. I spray with mitricide, and they

english ivy not adhering to concrete wall

Question10 years ago we planted cuttings of english ivy from my parents house along a 60 long, 20 high concrete wall. It is also planted around the sides so the sun hits all spots thoughout the season (mostly

pavers

QuestionI have some round landscaping stones 3/4 to 1 1/4 inch round. I also have some screenings 1/8 to 1/4 in size mixed. Can I mix the two together to give me a base to start my pavers project instead of buying s

Semi circle suggestions

QuestionHi Brad- Our front door leads out onto a raised concrete slab about 5 by 3. We want to cover that somehow ( or can brick it over and in) then we want to step down to a semi circle small patio ( that w

Noise barrier

QuestionHello We have just moved to the mountains and have found a lot of 2 acres to build a house. The top area is flat and then starts to slope down with many huge evergreens and other trees. Still fa

Forsythia bushes

QuestionHi, I have a couple of rather large forsythia bushes along the border of my yard that for the last few years have nearly ceased blooming. They are in full sunshine but only produce sparse blooms. &nb

Growing Hydrangasc from Cuttings

QuestionMy friend has beautiful Hydrangas. I would like to do cuttings and plant in my yard. ANy tips? AnswerLauren, If you lool down around the base of the shrub there will be little shoots coming out of the main

downslope backyard

QuestionHi Laura: I am glad I can ask questions on line cause I visited several gardening store, they have no landscape expert for information. THANKS My question is my backyard is downsloping & Its ba

butterfly bush

QuestionI have a butterfly bush that is several years old. It has been pruned a couple times over the past years, but now it only gets leaves on the upper branches. The underneath of it seems to be dead. Is this pos

tulips

QuestionIs it too late to plant tulips? I just brought the bulbs and Im wondering if its too late. Please advise. HMB AnswerHelena, Yes and no. It is much to late or much too early to plant the actual bulbs.T

courtyard landscaping

QuestionHi Laura, My husband and I are extending our fenced courtyard out to give us and our dogs more usable private space. Our problem is, we have many very large pine trees just behind our home that hav

Grass between two driveways

QuestionCurrently we have a patch of grass between two drive ways. One of the driveways is a little higher. The patch of grass is about 1-2 ft wide getting narrower as it goes down the driveway which is

lanscape on an incline

QuestionHello, I just read a question from a homeowner about a difficult incline with weeds and poison ivy. Well it just so happens that i am working on the same project. this is what Ive done so far. I pulled all t

groundcover in NH

QuestionHi marc. I have been reading your suggestions for ground coverings on a slope. Ive done the prep, but now I need the most cost efficient, but tasteful looking incline. I live in So. NH. I tried to click on t

Garden Decking

QuestionHello, I currently have decking between my lawn & garage measuring approx 3 metres square, the problem is that it is very slippery in the wet weather, & I have slipped over numerous times on route to my ga

garden paths

QuestionHow can we reuse concrete sidewalks by breaking it up into irregular pieces for a path? AnswerHere is one persons adaptive re-use of broken concrete to make a path: http://www.leknott.com/photos/path