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Hi there: I assume this is a gymnosperm. Move it if I'm wrong. I have this thing--I don't know what it is--in a flower bed (planted by previous...
Hi there: I'd like to collect my seeds to replant next year. Is it important to let the pods dry out completely on the stem, or can I cut them...
I don't want these in my yard, but 2 sneaked in. I wanted to see them bloom because I've never seen one bloom. One is purple and the other looks...
Hi there: I have 2 recently planted walnut trees. One is labeled "Persian walnut" which I assume is Juglans regia. The other is labeled...
Hi there: A couple of months ago I planted a line of Taxus x media "Hicksii" in one corner of the yard. (This is different from another...
I'd like to submit the Iris siberica photo in this thread, post #1, photo #2. Photo taken in Courtenay, BC.
I hope this isn't a stupid question, but how do I judge if it has rained enough to water my baby trees sufficiently instead of how I do it...
Hi there: I didn't want to hijack the other soil thread here, so started a new one for my own questions. I'm preparing a vegetable bed now...
I'm curious--who looks after the weeding/pruning/maintenance of the Garden to keep it in tiptop shape? Is there a staff for this?
I have these poppies, Papaver sp., that came up by themselves in a neglected bed. Can anyone tell me what kind they are, and how you can tell?...
We have deer fencing that the deer are not respecting, so we are currently changing the fence to something higher. Here is my question:...
Hi there: I have a European Fan Palm, my first palm ever. I've had it for about 3 months. It seems pretty happy so far, and is full of flowers....
3-part question: Several of my trees look like lollipops (and aren't supposed to) because the former owner (or deer) pruned off all the lower...
Hi there: Question about pruning: We have a sprawling Acer palmatum--nothing exotic--that has thoroughly outgrown its little flower bed...
I'm interested to know if there's anyone in the PNW who is successfully growing Albizia julibrissin. I grew up calling this a mimosa tree. I just...
Good Morning: I have a few questions about grafting. I understand that in a graft there can be genetic material that passes across the graft....
I normally plant annual pansies in pots in the spring. Viola × wittrockiana I think they're called. I always thought they were sterile, or at...
Hi there: I have about 15 little yews in a row. 14 of them are doing great. 1 is not. I don't know why but it's not thriving and hasn't looked...
I was at someone's house the other day and they had small rocks covering the ground beneath a lemon tree. Is that okay to cover the ground with...
I found this yesterday growing out of the base of an old tree stump in a "thick" part of my yard. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the...
