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The Plantman for November
20, 2009
Native plants lessen invasive concerns
Selecting plants that are right for your landscape takes more than sticking a pin in a catalog or clicking a picture on the Internet. It’s important to consider what impact that plant could have on the rest of your landscape.
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American chestnut trees: on their way back
Stinky ginkgoes offend delicate noses
Hydrangeas are failing to bloom
Deer-resistant plants mean less landscape damage
Keep those pesky deer at bay!
Organic solutions can help compacted soil, thatched lawn
Wetlands on the rebound in the U.S.
Readers help solve garden problems
Waterlogged landscape can be saved
Full sun or shade: groundcovers for your fall planting list
Low maintenance groundcover ideal for sloping area
Dense evergreens make perfect living fence
White spots on leaves could be powdery mildew fungus
If you had given up hope of ever again gazing up at the vast leafy canopy of an American chestnut tree, take heart!
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What rhymes with ginkgo? For people in many American cities, the word is STINKO.
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I have two hydrangea plants that grow every year in a sunny location, with large bright green leaves.
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I think we’d all agree that deer are hungry critters. However much you enjoy wildlife, you can be disheartened, or even outraged, to find your prized shrubs chewed down to the stumps with tell-tale hoof prints in the surrounding soil.
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Wildlife in the garden can be a pleasant sight for most of us. But when the garden is being eaten down to the bare stalks, the sight is far from pleasant.
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QUESTION: “I am very interested to get more information on soil conditioners that can help with soil that is compacted from new construction and also contains a large amount of clay.
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If the world hands you lemons, make lemonade. And similarly, if Nature has given you a consistently wet section of your landscape, make a bog garden.
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One of the most rewarding aspects of writing this column is the response it draws from readers. We get a lot of questions e-mailed to us which Cheryl or I try to answer personally whenever possible.
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When there’s an area in your landscape that is frequently waterlogged, it can be a problem finding plants that will grow there. It’s also difficult to keep a wet patch mowed or at least fairly neat-looking.
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The month of August is winding down, the kids are back at school and we’re beginning to look forward to cooler weather. For gardeners, this can only mean one thing: fall planting is almost upon us.
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QUESTION: “I have a bank on one side of my property where I would like to plant a low growing, low maintenance ground cover. My goal is to not have to mow it, other than a spring clean up.
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Fences make good neighbors, according to the old saying. This can be particularly true for homeowners living on relatively small lots in urban or suburban neighborhoods or in so-called “cluster home” developments.
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You will need to determine what is causing them before you can take any action. Fortunately, the first two wouldn’t require any action, but if they are caused by a fungus, you might want to apply a fungicide.
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