Gary,We have two very...

QuestionGary, We have two very healthy sagos about 10 years old that propagated several younger palms under them that had large, healthy-looking fronds but caused a crowding problem. When we cleaned up our landscap

flattening the sloped lawn

QuestionHi We will be purchasing a home with a small backyard that is about 45 degrees sloped. The slope isnt bad but at the moment, pretty unusable. We have 2 young kids and wanted to put a play struc

Choice for third tree

QuestionHi, 5 years ago we had a nursery come and landscape a bank that went up a portion of our drive way. Now 5 years later we realize he didnt know what he was doing and neither did we. we have had to

Hydrangea

QuestionI have a 8 year old hydrangea bush that is in partial sun, early and about to two oclock sun each day. It had beautiful full, large flowes on it for the first 4 years. The last 4 it has not bloomed. &n

landscpae design

QuestionHello, My fiance and I have just bought a new home and we are going to do the landscaping ourselves we are having the concrete edging put in . Do you have any suggesgions for plnts and bushes that will be in

My yard!

QuestionHi, we have a new house with out landscaping. We are soding the front, but close to the house, between the house and the sidewalk (from the porch steps to the driveway) we would like to plant stuff! It is de

shade

QuestionWhat can I plant in an area that get 95% shade? The only sun in this area is the very last part of the setting sun AnswerMMB, Well, that depends. If its in shade because its under a tree,

mulch bed maintenance

QuestionI have a few mulch beds that were put in last year. Now that spring has come around, a large amount of weeds have begun to come up. What should I do to get rid of this problem? Will I need

bouganville topiary

QuestionI was given a beautiful bouganville topiary as a gift. Im familiar with how to care for a vine but the topiary has me baffled. I live in florida on the water where it can get pretty windy.

What to plant??

QuestionHi, I am in zone 6 (I think--TN?). We have shrubs along the front of the house facing East. We would like to have something to plant between the house and the shrubs because it is so hard to mow

What to do w/ a long, narrow empty space?

QuestionHi Laura!! Heres my problem: I have a long, narrow piece of empty land (about 3 1/2 feet x 20 feet.) It is on the west side of a fence that runs north to south, so it doesnt get much sun after 1pm. &n

evergreens

QuestionMy husband and I have bought a house near a highway in Springfield, MO. We would like to plant trees or shrubs along the backyard fence (6ft wooden) to add a little in the line of noise reduction. What would

Landscaping suggestions wanted...

QuestionHi Mark, I was hoping you can give me some ideas of what to do with an area in my backyard. I just put up a stockade fence along my backyard, most of the landscaping along the fence has existing flower beds

winter daphne region 7 (NC)

QuestionI cant keep my daphnes alive longer than two years. Theyll look great for quite some time then almost instantly, without warning, cash it in. What gives? Also, have problems with scales on camellias, Ive spr

fragrant flowers

Questioni live in north jersey and would like to know the most fragrant plants for containers for my deck i want to figureout the plants first then design the planters/flower boxes around them since this will be a y

landscaper woes

QuestionPlease help. i think that ive been ripped off. I called many landscapers and only one kept following up with me. Before he began the job he asked for $800 in cash in order to purchase the plants. Today

mulch around Hostas

QuestionIs is all right to use pine bark mulch around Hostas? thank you AnswerHostas love acidic soil. Pine bark mulch is not as acidic as the actual pine needles, but it will not harm them. When I was

yellowing acuba

QuestionI have four acuba that were planted last fall. They went through the winter not problem. Now, however, I have leaves turning yellow from the bottom up and dropping off. Any ideas of what is up?

General Information

QuestionI have an area in the back of my house that is approximately 45 x 31 feet. I plan to remove all that is there at present and replace it with, as much as possible, the serenity of a Japanese garden I was priv

stone as a ground cover

QuestionI recently landscaped my new yard. Instead of wood mulch which I hate to change, work with and think looks terrible without upkeep, went with an ivory coral crushed stone. I put it over a weed barrier.