Pros/Cons of bush germander?
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Rows or Raised Beds - Pros and Cons
Comments (27)I garden in lower framed beds (10" deep), taller raised frame beds (20" deep), lagsana gardens framed in old concrete chunks and also frame free raised beds. I have lots of options, and find that there is a place for all. My annual vegetables go in the framed beds or at church in the unframed raised beds. The lower beds are best - they drain very well and seem to stay disease free. The taller beds hold more wet soils and were filled mostly with compost which both depletes quickly and can carry disease for long periods if disease gets into the soil (soil choice wasn't mine). The few issues with the frameless raised beds in our garden is that they get very weedy because matting weed grasses have taken over in walkways, and the walkways between beds are far too narrow for some people (we have a variety of people who garden with us). The framed beds are much easier to keep grass free and it's just easier for people to move about them we find. I love my concrete edged lasagna beds for perennial vegetables. The soil stays more moist in them yet drainage is excellent, I can keep layering inside the frames easily while building the beds and the beds "look" like something even when they are filled only with green manures or mulches. I can create any look I like with the chunks of free concrete and it always looks like rock in a few years and it always looks more planned. A nice idea if you have a front yard garden and want your vegetables looking more like ornamental gardens. I think everything has it's place, it is really what you prefer, what you can budget for....See MoreThree shrubs I am considering...pros and cons of each
Comments (2)Winterberry is the only native choice, so I would be partial to that. But hollies are male and female so be sure to buy a labeled female (males have gender specific names like Southern Gentleman and Jim Dandy) and you'll need a male somewhere in the vicinity for pollination to get the berries on the female. A native viburnum might also be an idea. Or ninebark makes a nice arching vase. All these would look better left unpruned so your idea of not having to prune them is good....See MoreTrim off lower branches on Pine Trees? Pros and Cons?
Comments (39)I just feel like it drags on the ground and needs some space under. ??? ==>> actually ... given a big enough garden.. many conifer collectors specifically collect trees the 'skirt' ... that is.. grow to the ground and spread out ... but then.. i have 5 acres ... and space for such ... besides... once you lift the canopy.. you have to weed and mulch in the bare ground you created .. all that said ... its your plants.. do whatever you want with them .. make yourself happy ... and who cares what the rest of us say .. or think ... ken btw:.. a horticulturist walks into a bar and sees a biologist .. and says to himself.. who cares ..lol ... and his friend says.. but hes a professor ... and the horticulturist says... so what ... well this is an epic fail...lol: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffnt&q=conifer+skirts&iax=images&ia=images somewhat better: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=pendulous+conifer+that+grow+to+the+ground+and+create+skirts&t=ffnt&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images do whatever you want to your trees ... ken...See MorePerimeter Landscaping Pro's & Con's
Comments (2)The pro and con depends on what you chose to grow. The type of soil you have how much sun and shade it gets. If your house is block or wood frame what zone you live in and what you expect to get out of it. Are you looking to grow edibles,flowers,shrubs and bushs, Small fruit tree's?those are the things to start to considered before you get started...See Morebostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
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