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    Post a peek of yourself here...

    Thanks Hollyberry, you too!
    Post by: franflower, Jun 12, 2009 in forum: Conversations Forum
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    Post a peek of yourself here...

    http://www.francinetracey.com
    Post by: franflower, Jun 12, 2009 in forum: Conversations Forum
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    shrinking turf

    well I guess that's why they use sand at the golf course. Maybe I'll just do what they do and go over all my weed holes as if they were divots !...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 12, 2009 in forum: HortForum
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    California lilac dead?

    Ok, so anybody that cares, I did sort of trim my CL's up a bit from the burnt looking bottoms, and they are blooming nicely now. They were in the...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Pruning: Still not sure about deadheading lilac

    My neighbours have one that intrudes my deck. Neither of us have ever pruned it, other than to cut it back, and it was spectacular this year. We...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: Woody Plants
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    kerrisdale street tree

    I have a walnut and it doesn't look anything close. By now it would have these weird caterpillar-like blossoms falling off it if it were?
    Post by: franflower, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    shrinking turf

    Oh my Growing4, I don't think I could dare attack clover and morning glory in the same century. Besides it's at least lovely and green. I'm...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: HortForum
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    How to remove unwanted Morning Glory

    HI Vert, sorry, I have not shared the caterpillar problem. I've seen only a few of them. Maybe the squirrels around here eat them ! Be well in...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: HortForum
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    natural lawn care

    Thanks so much ! I don't have dogs but the neighbours do...they will have to put up with the smell ... I believe I have a mulching tool, I also...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: Soils, Fertilizers and Composting
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    natural lawn care

    I had turf laid about 4 years ago, spent alot of money on it, did EVERYTHING that was suggested for lawncare, aeriation, seeding, watering, and...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 6, 2009 in forum: Soils, Fertilizers and Composting
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    How to remove unwanted Morning Glory

    Oh the Glory in the Morning...being a west coast gardener I have been battling this thing for years. 12 years ago I move into my husbands house,...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 6, 2009 in forum: HortForum
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    shrinking turf

    Hi Adie, I feel for you. I had turf laid about 4 years ago, spent alot of money on it, did EVERYTHING that was suggested for lawncare, and it's...
    Post by: franflower, Jun 6, 2009 in forum: HortForum
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    Acer palmatum 'Kamagata'

    Thanks for the information....this would be perfect for my driveway which is lightly shaded by a walnut tree. The red against the stamped...
    Post by: franflower, May 28, 2009 in forum: Acer palmatum cultivars (photos)
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    California lilac dead?

    ...me too, I was reading on another thread that overpruning is a problem, as can be the cold. I have smaller shrubs that I pruned fairly...
    Post by: franflower, May 28, 2009 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest