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Killer Roses- Any ideas for thorn protection? -
Each year I tie my roses to the stone wall to keep them tidy. These are, I'm pretty sure, New Dawn from the 1940s. The problem is that I c...
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Need help- Sick birch trees -
I planted some black birch trees on Cape Cod. 2 were from a nursery and 2 were from the wild in Maine. They have been having a lot of troubl...
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Need more frogs.... -
I have a small pond, about 10 feet at widest point, and a few frogs have moved in. Last year I sectioned off an end so the koi couldn't get ...
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Conifers in trouble in Maine (pics) -
I was in Maine at my cottage yesterday and saw these conifers, verious types, that I planted about 7 years ago are dying on the bottom. Any ...
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Koi Exposed in Pond- Will it add stress? -
I have 4 large koi hanging out in my pond- 14 inch fish in a pond about 10 feet in diameter. They are doing fine, but they seem very vulnera...
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peas and pole beans -
My neighbor is planting pole beans with his peas expecting the peas to die out midsummer and the pole beans to take over. Is this a good ide...
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No water at our community garden- is this common? -
I manage a community garden in our town that has been there for many years with no water supply at all. I haven't seen such a situation at o...
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Snow Queen Hydrangea- How big does it get? -
Wayside Gardens advertises Snow Queen Hydrangea as growing to 12 feet. So does White Flower farm. A less expensive provider on the web adver...
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