Shrubs for shade, it’s always a problem. Here are some suggestions.
Q. What kind of light little do little lamb hydrangeas and rhododendrons need…the area I have in mind is relatively shaded.
-Brighton, Massachusetts
A. Both the Hydrangea and the Rhododendron can be grown in conditions from full sun to about half shade, and still bloom. In dense [...]
We have two answers for this one!
Q. I have a water lily plant that is hanging over the pot in the water and I have never transplanted one of these. Do I cut it off somewhere? Repot it in small pea-rock like I did the others (to eliminate the dirty water)?
-Lakeville, Minnesota
A. Water lilies [...]
People, not pests, should eat tomatoes. One gardener is wondering what could possibly be taking taking a bit out of her bounty.
Q. I planted a vegetable garden and my biggest problem is with my tomatoes. I was invaded by these black bugs which I think are called stink bugs. They took a bit out [...]
Q. After three years of success with a small pond with an internal pump and waterfall, last year I had a BIG algae problem. (Rubber liner, pea gravel and small- to medium-sized rocks / a couple of clumps of iris transplanted from a small lake on our property). Just finished winter clean up and have [...]
Q. I am trying to start a prairie. I was wondering if I used Roundup on the weeds, will it kill the seeds that are there from last year? I had killed the weeds but then had it tilled and more weeds came after I had seeded it.
-Canton, Missouri
A. Roundup will kill living plants but [...]
Q. Each fall I remove all my tropicals from the water and store them in large water containers in my basement under a grow bulb, but invariably they loose their vegetation over the winter months, my pond is about 4000 gal., and I have a 4800gph pump going 24/7. My question is do you think [...]
Q. I have just purchased Ludwigia grandulosa for my pond. Is this a plant placed in rocks(no pot) for the pond edges or should it be potted in soil? How deep in the water should this plant be if placed, such as over the pot or just the base of the pot in the water? [...]
Q. I have 2 porches and I wanted to get some plants for them! I’m on the second floor so they might not get direct sunlight all that much, not sure? Are there certain types that would be best? Also, could I get a tomato plant to keep on my back porch perhaps?
-Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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Technique all depends on what type of phlox you’ve gots.
Q. I planted some phlox last year . They have, however, taken control of one section of my garden. How do I transplant part of the phlox into the other area of the garden?
-Quincy, Massachusetts
A. In regards to your phlox question, different kinds of Phlox [...]
