Need help identifying foundation plants
Rebecca Wofford
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I need Foundation Planting help for garden home
Comments (2)I think what you're mostly lacking is scale. Unfortunately scale takes either time or money. :-) If you want any trees in front, I'd do that first - well, this fall, anyway. Shrubs would be a main consideration, too. Though do check and see how big they get and plant for their mature size! It'll take a few years for your plants to mature, but it's worth the wait. If it were me, I'd put something tall at that corner to soften that edge; maybe a juniper? Though that close to the house, I'd check and make sure their roots won't become a problem. Other than that a twining vine on a trellis might be a good choice....See MoreNeed Help on Foundation plant choices
Comments (1)Hello, dee4560. Here are some instructions for uploading photos from a Photobucket account. This one has screencaps that show how the Photobucket page looks, and how the link looks when you're writing your post: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/conif/msg0618461330709.html When you go to Preview Message, if you've done everything correctly the photo will show up. If you don't see the photo, go back to the previous page and try again. It might help to know what zone you're in, since there are three zones in Connecticut. You can find your USDA zone by entering your zip code here: http://www.garden.org/zipzone/index.php...See MoreNeed help identifying plant
Comments (40)Well, back to problems again. On Friday I found that the plant needed water so bad that the leaves, which ordinarily point upwards, had flattened out. I watered, and they sprung up within a couple of hours. However, yesterday there were 15 leaves that had turned yellow that I pulled. Today there were 10 more. In the past, when the plant needed water, it would actually tip over from the soil in the pot being too light. Even then, it would only lose a couple of leaves. It seems like this is more than just needing water. Or is it still stressed? I know I am. I pulled it away from the window since temperatures outside have dropped, but it's been by the window in the winter the last couple of years. It's now lost over 125 leaves. The new growth isn't keeping up, so it's looking thin. Help!...See Moreneed help identifying a plant
Comments (6)I'm a native plant nut and interested in plants used in traditional medicine. Pokeweed is a native plant that is at the northern edge of its range in southern Ontario. There aren't many other plants with reddish leaves and purple berries that grow inches in a day. Although poisonous when old, the young leaves have long been used as greens and as a spring tonic (song: Poke Salad Annie). Some people do grow it in their gardens; placement must take its size into account and, of course, don't eat the berries. Your sister can pull it out before it sets berries and seeds and keep pulling up any new shoots. If it comes back next year, she could try Round Up....See MoreYardvaark
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