Help with half dead roses?

I moved into the beautiful old house where the previous owner did NOTHING with her yard for 3 years. Literally. No mowing, no trimming, no pruning. The daffodils have grown wild since, and I love them, but the poor roses look terrible. They are the tea type so they have grown tall, but where they haven%26#039;t been trimmed and pruned for a few years, they are very sparse. I thought about cutting them down and seeing what will happen, but I don%26#039;t want to kill them. The same for the azaleas and rhododendrons. What can I do for them?

Help with half dead roses?
Roses are very tough. Give then a good hard prune to size them down and shape them - preferably in winter when dormant (however, I have done mine in summer too when necessary and give them a good water and they%26#039;ve never suffered).


As for the grass, I recently scraped off just the top of my lawn to get rid of as many dormant weeds as possible, bought some lawn seed, loosened the top soil, sowed the seed (thicker than recommended as the birds kept eating it lol) and follwed the rest of hte seed pack instructions. After about 6 weks it looked really nice.
Reply:Have you ever thought of laying banana skins round your roses and just adding a little soil over the top of them. As when they rot down they produce potassium which really gives a good boost of fertilizer at not much cost to yourself. Report It

Reply:To save time later spraying roses for green fly and black fly grow garlic round them as the roses draw up some of the flavor of the Garlic and really makes them think twice to settling in your roses over the summer or you can use Lavenders but remember to leave enough room for the rose and Lavender. Report It

Reply:Cut them back, don%26#039;t cut them down. It sounds like you have got great soil. Plant a vegy garden and a herb lawn. Have a great time gardening.
Reply:its early April so you can cut roses back hard to 18 inches then water in some rose fertilizer (it sounds drastic but the reward will be worth it), leave the daffodils to die off naturally and if you want to move them leave that until October, it wont be long before the azaleas and rhododendrons will be in flower leave them alone for now, when they have died off remove all dead flowers and sickly thin bits of stem leaving only healthy strong stems feed both with Azalea feed, do the same every year. hope I%26#039;ve been of help
Reply:Your best bet is to go to a nursery and find out what to do. everything you mentioned has different fertilizer needs and pruning.


you might be the lady that did nothing in her yard for 3 years if you ask people on yahoo a big serious question. you need to spend some money honey.





EDIT...if she did %26quot;nothing%26quot; in her garden for 3 years, she probably did %26quot;nothing%26quot; inside that old house for much longer. I hope you had a home inspection.





EDIT#2: If you had a flea problem, you might also want to check for termites. since it was an older property. best wishes, really.
Reply:you cant go wrong if you follow the advice of the second answer. good luck.
Reply:1. Tea rose care:





http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/...





http://gardening.about.com/od/rose1/a/Hy...





2. Azaleas care:


http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/hgic1...





3. Rhododendron care:


http://www.demesne.info/Garden-Help/Flow...





Grass:


It would be best to let a professional lawn service or landscaper put in a lawn for you the first time. Be sure to ask them how to take care of it.





It would also be best to put in an automatic lawn sprinkler system because water is what makes a lawn pretty. It is a must to have a good weekly watering and mowing schedule.





But if you want to do it yourself, go here:


How to grow a lawn, click this link


http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-a-Lawn-Easil...



hairstyles hair style

What's the best lowgrowing shrub that wont kill my dog if she eats it?

I have a chocolate lab that tries to eat everything new in the yard, and I want to landscape in spite of her. Oleanders, elephant ears, azaleas, berry-bearing hollys are all out. What else is there?

What%26#039;s the best lowgrowing shrub that wont kill my dog if she eats it?
Since %26quot;Granny%26quot; is dissing everyone, it%26#039;s interesting that she lists my resource!





This list is from a pet information site and a reliable source for safety. A list of %26quot;do not%26quot; plants that are poisonous will not cover plants that are not pet friendly. All of the plants on THIS list are not poisonous to pets! Check out my source at the bottom for more great info on pet friendly yards!!





A


Achira


Acorn squash


African violet


Algaroba


Aluminum plant


Alumroot


American rubber


Anthericum comosum


Antirrhinum multiflorum


Arabian gentian


Aregelia


Artillery plant


Aspidium falcatum


Aubepine


Autumn olive





B


Bachelors buttons


Ball fern


Bamboo


Bamboo palm


Bamboo vine


Banana


Banana squash


Begonia species


Belmore sentry palm


Big shellbark hickory


Bitter pecan


Bitternut


Black haw


Black hawthorn


Blaspheme vine


Bloodleaf


Blooming sally


Bluebottle


Blue bead


Blue daisy


Blue echeveria


Blue-*****


Blue-eyed daisy


Blunt leaf peperomia


Blushing bromeliad


Bold sword fern


Boston fern


Bottlebrush


Bottle Palm


Brazilian orchid


Bride%26#039;s bonnet


Bristly greenbrier


Broom hickory


Brodiaea pulchella


Butterfly ginger


Butterfly iris


Bullbrier


Bur gourd


Burro%26#039;s tail


Buttercup squash


Butterfly squash





C


Caeroba


Calathea insignis


Calthea lancifolia


California pitcher plant


Callistemon bradyandrus


Callistemon viminalis


Callistemon citrinus


Calochortus nuttalli


Camellia


Canada hemlock


Canary date palm


Candle plant


Candycorn plant


Canna lily


Cantebury-bell


Cape jasmine


Cape primrose


Carob


Carob tree


Caroba


Carobinha


Carolina hemlock


Carrion flower


Carrot flower


Carrot fern


Casaba melon


Cast Iron plant


Cat brier


Cat ear


Cattleya labiata


Celosia globosa


Celosia plumosa


Celosia spicata


Chamaedorean


Chaparral


Chenille plant


Chestnut


Chicken-gizzard


Chickens and hens


Chin-lao-shu


China aster


China root


Chinese plumbago


Chlorophytum


Chlorophytum bechetii


Chocolate soldier


Christmas dagger


Christmas palm


Christmas orchid


Cinnamon


Cinquefoil


Cirrhopetalum


Clearweed


Cliff brake


Cocks comb


Cocktail orchid


Collinia elegans


Color-band


Columnar


Common camellia


Common catbrier


Common garden canna


Common greenbrier


Common snapdragon


Common staghorn fern


Confederate jasmine


Coolwort


Copperlead


Copper rose


Coralardisia


Coral bells


Coralberry


Cornflower


Crape myrtle


Crataegus phaenopyrum


Crataegus spp.


Creeping charlie


Creeping gloxinia


Creeping mahonia


Creeping pilea


Creeping rubus


Creeping zinnia


Crepe myrtle


Crimson bottlebush


Crimson cup


Crisped feather fern


Crossandra


Cucumber


Cushon aloe


Cushion moss


Cyrtudeira reptans





D


Dainty


Dainty rabbits-foot fern


Dallas fern


Dancing doll orchid


Davallia bullata mariessi


Davallia trichomanoides


Desert trumpet


Dichelostemma


Dichorisandra reginae


Dinteranthus vanzylii


Duffii fern


Duffy fern


Dwarf date palm


Dwarf feather fern


Dwarf palm


Dwarf Rose-Stripe Star


Dwarf royal palm


Dwarf whitman fern





E


Earth star


Easter cattleya


Easter daisy


Easter lily cactus


Easter orchid


Edible banana


Elephant-Ear Begonia


Emerald ripple peperomia


English hawthorn


Epidendrum atropurpeum


Epidendrum ibaguense


Epidendrum


Episcia spp.





F


False aralia


Fairy fountain


Fan tufted palm


Feather fern


Feathered amaranth


Fiery reed orchid


Fig leaf gourd


Figleaf palm


Fingernail plant


Fire weed


Fish tail fern


Flame african violet


Flame of the woods


Flame violet


Florida butter-fly orchid


Fluffy ruffles


Forster sentry palm


Fortunes palm


Freckle face


Friendship plant


Frosty


G


Garden marigold


Garden snapdragon


German violet


Gherkins


Ghost leafless orchid


Ghost plant


Giant aster


Giant holly fern


Giant white inch plant


Gibasis geniculata


Globe thistle


Gloxinia


Gold bloom


Gold-fish plant


Golden bells


Golden lace orchid


Golden shower orchid


Good luck palm


Grape hyacinth


Grape Ivy


Great willow herb


Green ripple peperomia


Greenbrier





H


Hagbrier


Hardy baby tears


Hardy gloxinia


Haws


Haws apple


Haworthia


Hawthorn


Hedgehog gourd


Hellfetter


Hemlock tree


Hen and chickens fern


Hens and chickens


Hickory


Hindu rope plant


Holligold


Holly fern


Hollyhock


Honey locust


Honey plant


Honeydew melons


Honeysuckle fuchsia


Hookera pulchella


Horse brier


Hoya carnosa %26#039;exotica%26#039;


Hoya carnosa %26#039;krinkle%26#039;


Hoya carnosa %26#039;variegata%26#039;


Hoya %26#039;Mauna Loa%26#039;


Hubbard squash


Hypocyrta spp.





I


Ice plant


Imbricata sword fern


Irish moss


Iron cross begonia


Iron tree


Ivy peperomia


Ivy-leaf peperomia





J


Jackson brier


Jacob%26#039;s ladder


Japanese aralia


Japanese holly fern


Japanese moss


Japanese pittosporum


Jasmine


Jewel orchid


Joseph%26#039;s coat


Jungle geranium





K


Kaempferis


Kahali ginger


Kenilworth ivy


Kentia palm


Kenya palm


Kenya violet


Kharoub


King nut


King of the forest


King and queen fern


Kuang-yen- pa-hsieh





L


Lace flower vine


Lace orchid


Ladies ear drops


Lady lou


Lady palm


Lagerstroemia indica


Lance Pleumele


Large


Lady Palm


Laurel-leaved greenbrier


Leather peperomia


Leng-fen tu%26#039;an


Leopard lily


Leopard orchid


Lesser snapdragon


Lily of the valley orchid


Linden


Lipstick plant


Little zebra plant


Little fantasy peperomia


Living rock cactus


Living stones


Locust pods


Lou-lang-t%26#039;ou


Luther





M


Madagascar jasmine


Magnolia bush


Mahonia aquifolium


Malabar gourd


Malaysian dracaema


Manila palm


Mapleleaf begonia


Maranta


Marbled fingernail


Mariposa lily


Maroon


Mary-bud


Measles plant


Melons


Metallic peperomia


Metallic leaf begonia


Mexican firecracker


Mexican rosettes


Mexican snowballs


Miniature date palm


Minature fish tail


Minature maranta


Minature marble plant


Mistletoe cactus


Mockernut hickory


Mosaic plant


Mosiac vase


Moss agate


Moss campion


Moss fern


Moss phlox


Moss rose


Mossy campion


Mother fern


Mother spleenwort


Mother of pearl


Mountain camellia


Mountain grape


Mulberry bush greenbrier


Mulberry tree


Musa paradisiaca


Muscari armeniacum


Muscari spp.


Muskmellon





N


Narrow leafed pleomele


Natal plum


Neanthe bella palm


Nematanthus spp.


Neanthebella


Neoregelia


Nephrolepsis


Nerve plant


New silver and bronze


Night blooming cereus





O


Odontoglossum spp.


Old man cactus


Old world orchid


Orange star


Oregon grape


Ossifragi vase





P


Paddys wig


Painted lady


Palm lily


Pampus grass


Panamiga


Pansy orchid


Paradise palm


Parlor palm


Parlor plant


Parsley fern


Peace begonia


Peacock plant


Pearl plant


Pearly dots


Peperomia hederifolia


Peperomia peltifolia


Peperomia rotundifolia


Peperomia sandersii


Pepper face


Persian violet


Pheasant plant


Piggy back plant


Pigmy date palm


Pignut


Pignut hickory


Pilea microphylla


Pilea mucosa


Pink Brocade


Pink Pearl


Pink polka dot plant


Pink starlite


Pirliteiro


Pitaya


Plantanus orientalis


Plantanus occidentalis


Platinum peperomia


Platycerium alicicorne


Plumbago larpentiae


Plush plant


Polka dot plant


Polystichum falcatum


Pony tail


Porcelain flower


Pot marigold


Prairie lily


Prairie snowball


Prayer plant


Prickly bottlebrush


Prostrate coleus


Purple baby tears


Purple passion vine


Purple waffle plant


Purpleosier willow





Q


Queen%26#039;s spiderwort


Queencup


Queens spiderwort


Queensland arrowroot





R


Rabbits foot fern


Rainbow orchid


Red african violet


Red berried greenbrier


Red edge peperomia


Red hawthorne


Red palm lily


Red veined prayer


Reed palm


Resurrection lily


Rex begonia


Rhynchophorum


Ribbon plant (Chlorophytum comosum)


Roosevelt fern


Royal velvet plant


Rubber plant, baby


Russian olive





S


Saffron spike zebra


Saint Bernards lily


Sand lily


Sand verbena


Satin pellionia


Sawbrier


Scabious


Scarborough lily


Scarlet orchid


Scarlet sage


Sego lily


Shagbark hickory


Shan ku%26#039;ei-lai


Shellbark hickory


Shiny leaf smilax


Shrimp cactus


Silver bell


Silver berry


Silver heart


Silver-leaf peperomia


Silver nerve plant


Silver pink vine


Silver star


Silver table fern


Silver tree anamiga


Slender deutzia


Small fruited hickory


Smilax tamnoides vas


Speckled wood lily


Spice orchid


Spider ivy


Spider plant


Spotted laurel


Squarenut


Squirrels foot fern


Star jasmine


Star lily


Star plant


Star tulip


Star window plant


Strawberry


Striped blushing


Sugar pods


Sulfur flower


Summer hyacinth


Swedish ivy


Sweetheart hoya


Sweetheart peperomia


Sweet william


Sword fern





T


Tahitian bridal veil


Tailed orchid


Tall feather fern


Tall mahonia


Teasel gourd


Texas sage


Thea japonica


Thimble cactus


Thorn apple


Ti hu-ling


Tiger orchid


Toad spotted cactus


Torch lily


Tous-les-mois


Trailing peperomia


Tree cactus


Tree gloxinia


Tropical moss


True cantalope


Tu fu-ling


Tulip poplar


Tulip tree


Turban squash


Turf lily





U


Umbrella plant


Urbinia agavoides


Usambara violet





V


Variegated laurel


Variegated oval leaf peperomia


Variegated philodendron leaf


Variegated wandering jew


Variegated wax plant


Velvet plant


Venus fly trap


Verona fern


Verona lace fern


Vining peperomia


Violet slipper gloxinia





W


Waffle plant


Walking anthericum


Washington hawthorn


Water hickory


Watermelon begonia


Watermelon peperomia


Watermelon pilea


Wax plant


Wax rosette


Weeping bottlebrush


Weeping sergeant hemlock


Weisdornbluten


West indian gherkin


Western sword


White ginger


White edged swedish ivy


White heart hickory


Whitman fern


Wild buckwheat


Wild buckwheat


Wild hyacinth


Wild lantana


Wild sarsaparilla


Wild strawberry


Willow herb


Windmill palm


Winter cattleya


Withered snapdragon


Woolflower





Y


Yellow bloodleaf


Yellow-flowered gourd


Yerba linda





Z


Zebra haworthia


Zebra plant


Zinnia sp.


Zucchini squash


Check out my source for more info on dog friendly yards:
Reply:It will probably be easier to read the list of what NOT to plant and then go from there.


ASPCA


Animal Poison Control Center


Toxic PlantsThis list contains plants that have been reported as having systemic effects on animals and/or intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract.


http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pag...


***************NOTE**************


Non Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats


http://www.petfriendlyhouse.com/informat...


Don%26#039;t take the advice of any of the experts in this category in Yahoo! Answers sometimes they just put an answer.





Follow the directions of the real experts above.
Reply:Try something hardy and WOODY. Also, don%26#039;t let your dog outside too much. Get it to a park. Grass plants can%26#039;t hurt either.
Reply:boxwood and is easily shaped



genealogy mormon

What is a good website to buy flower bulbs and seeds?

I want to start my first garden in my new yard. What are some good combinations? I like azaleas and camelot lavender foxgloves.

What is a good website to buy flower bulbs and seeds?
Why go on line when you can buy now at the stores?





Sure it might seem a bargain but remember you will be paying shipping too.





Azalea%26#039;s are good for a spring show so are Rhododendrons, I also like Forsythia.





Bulbs are best bought in the fall.





Peony%26#039;s are in the store now if you like to bring in fragrant flowers for the house, Clematis one of my favorites:





http://www.clematis.com/html-docs/homepa...





The list goes on, trot down to you local nursery





Have fun
Reply:Try Michigan Bulb. They have a beautiful assortment of both bulbs and flowers. They will send you a free catalog so that you can sit and study what you want to put where. The products are guaranteed. Have fun.
Reply:direct-gardening.com - the best and the cheapest
Reply:From Dave%26#039;s Garden: The most highly rated companies http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/


Antique Rose Emporium: http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/


Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.


http://www.rareseeds.com/


Bluestone Perennials has helpful lists. :http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/b/bp/...


http://bluestoneperennials.com/b/bp/inde...


Brent %26amp; Becky%26#039;s Bulbs There are some excellent combinations here:


http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/summe...


Brushwood Nursery:


http://www.gardenvines.com/catalog/


Buried Treasures http://www.buried-treasure.net/index.php


Chamblee%26#039;s Rose Nursery http://www.chambleeroses.com/


Classy Groundcovers:


http://classygroundcovers.com/?affl=dg


Forestfarm has some beautiful Japanese Maples:


http://www.forestfarm.com/search/gallery...


Garden Crossings LLC (Coral Bells) Heuchera %26#039;Miracle%26#039; would go well with lavender foxglove.


http://www.gardencrossings.com/index.cfm... http://www.gardencrossings.com/


Garden Store-N-More ..MALVA sylvestris Mauritiana- High Mallow rich purple/pinkish flowers with plum veins are produced in abundance from late summer to late fall:


http://www.gardenstore-n-more.com/servle...


http://www.gardenstore-n-more.com/servle...


Gardener%26#039;s Supply Company http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.s...


Hallson Gardens:


http://www.perennialnursery.com/catalog/...


Katz Kuntry Kuttins Anchusa %26quot;Blue Angel%26quot; has indigo blue flowers which reach approximately 10%26quot; in height:


http://www.katzkuntrykuttins.biz/seeds.h...


Lazy S%26#039;S Farm %26amp; Nursery deer resistant plants, %26#039;Adonis Blue%26#039; Butterfly Bush:


http://www.lazyssfarm.com/Plants/Shrubs/... http://www.lazyssfarm.com/Plants/Deer_Re...


Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.


Logee%26#039;s Greenhouses, Ltd.


http://www.logees.com/products.asp?dept=...


http://www.logees.com/products.asp?dept=...


Made in the Shade Gardens:


http://www.hostaguy.com/OurGardens.html


Oakes Daylilies http://www.oakesdaylilies.com/supplier/h...


Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs: http://www.oldhousegardens.com/


http://www.oldhousegardens.com/bestS.asp


Onalee%26#039;s Home-Grown Seeds %26amp; Plants: Butterfly garden, perennials %26amp; bulbs


http://onaleeseeds.bizhosting.com/butter...


http://onaleeseeds.bizhosting.com/perenn...


http://onaleeseeds.bizhosting.com/store_...


Paradise Garden http://www.paradisegarden.com/shop/home....


Select Seeds Antique Flowers http://selectseeds.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi...


Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) Territorial Seed Company http://www.territorialseed.com/prod_deta...


The Tasteful Garden You can plant herbs with your flowers as companion plants:


http://www.tastefulgarden.com/store/pc/v...


Touch of Nature, Inc.


http://www.touchofnature.com/





Here are some preplanned gardens:


http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalo...


The blue Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia ) blends with the rosy Agastache cana %26#039;Rosita%26#039;, %26amp; the yellows in Gaillardia, Achillea filipendulina %26#039;Coronation Gold%26#039; .


Nice combos:


http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalo...





I enjoy buying my plants, bulbs %26amp; seeds locally, but it%26#039;s really nice to be able to have other resources available when I can%26#039;t find them in local garden centers.





Good luck!!! Hope this helps.
Reply:http://www.hollandbulb.com/
Reply:Things like azaleas and common plants are great to get locally. There are a lot of varieties that you can find at your local store and get a great deal. As far as bulbs are concerned, you will find the best variety on-line and be able to get the most unusual plants that your neighbors won%26#039;t have. I like parkseed.com Dave%26#039;s garden is a great website also. There%26#039;s also gardenweb.com, you can find local people in your community to discuss any problems or successes you may be having and possibly exchange plants with local gardeners. It%26#039;s a great website.





Good luck and enjoy!



flower

What do you think this poem means?

I am having trouble trying to understand this poem:





Some things are very dear to me--


Such things as flowers bathed by rain


Or patterns traced upon the sea


Or crocuses where snow has lain . . .


The iridescence of a gem,


The moon%26#039;s cool opalescent light,


Azaleas and the scent of them,


And honeysuckles in the night.


And many sounds are also dear--


Like winds that sing among the trees


Or crickets calling from the weir


Or Negroes humming melodies.


But dearer far than all surmise


Are sudden tear-drops in your eyes











Can anyone help dissect this meaning?

What do you think this poem means?
It%26#039;s a love poem.





Firstly it pays homage to the beauty that we can find in every day life. It lists very simple things, like how a flower looks after the rain, the smell of night and the sound of the wind.





So we know that the author has a real appreciation for the small and big things that he/she experiences in life, but the point is that nothing is more precious to them than the person they are dedicating the poem to.





While one could say that the author loves to bring tears to their beloved%26#039;s eyes, I doubt it is that literal. The sort of gentle devotion that this poem declares wouldn%26#039;t be represented in creating pain.





More likely is that the tear-drops stand for any or an emotional response. I think he/she is speaking of the bond between them, whether it is a familial or romantic love, and how dear that bond is to them.
Reply:It is sort of imagism with a tin ear.


All but the last two lines indicate pleasures of the senses including sights, smells and sounds. But the last two lines suggest that more important than any of the raw senses are the indication of emotion on the part of the person being addressed. Tears can be signs of pain, of joy or even of heightened emotion. We can give the poet the benefit of the doubt and assume he meant some kind of affection and that the point of the poem is that love (of you) is more important than the joys of the senses
Reply:The list of things %26quot;dear to me%26quot; is of things in nature which are pleasant to the senses. %26quot;Sudden teardrops%26quot; refers to the emotional reactions you might have to such stimuli.





The inference is that the things themselves are not as important the feelings that go along with being human.
Reply:The author seems to be listing things created by nature that are fragile and etheral in substance. So that when his beloved sheds a tear he is in like fashion transported..... Could be wrong...so I will drop back and hum a melody now.



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General Landscaping?

I just recently purchased a new home and need help with landscaping. The home has steps that lead from the front door to the sidewalk (approx. 20 feet) and divides the yard evenly. I would like to landscape on both sides of the steps, and I would like to add two (2) half-moon flower bed one on each side of the steps where they meet the sidewalk. I would like to ask the experts what plants/bushes/etc they would recommend to landscape the areas on both sides of the steps and the half-moon flower beds. The flowers beds will be about 6 feet wide and deep. The front of the yard receives late morning and afternoon sun. The flower beds near the house have flowering azaleas and hollies.





I look forward to your response. Thanks for assisting.





Lionel

General Landscaping?
Hello,





I%26#039;ve also recently moved into a new house which has no landscaping at all, not even porches...lol but that%26#039;s a different matter. Point is, I%26#039;ve been doing a lot, did I say a lot, of research trying to find what I consider the %26#039;perfect%26#039; plants for beds close to the house. Here are a few suggestions from things that I have found and I%26#039;ll try to include the websites to where I%26#039;ve found them.





First of all I personally want 4 season interest in my beds around the house so with that in mind I suggest conifers. In those 6 foot beds you would have so many choices because there are so many different things you could use. For example, one of my favorite conifers is the %26#039;Green Arrow%26#039; Weeping Alaskan Cedar which you could use to give height to the bed, maybe toward the back. The color in the back of the bed would make a beautiful backdrop to the colors of the other plants and make them pop. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis %26#039;Green Arrow%26#039; may be 10-15%26#039; in 10 years but stays very narrow, according to what I%26#039;ve read 2-3%26#039;. There are others, however, that would give you some height to the bed but are not quite as high as Green Arrow. For example, there is Taxus baccata %26#039;Amersfoort%26#039; which get%26#039;s about 7x3 in 10 years.





If you, like I%26#039;ve thought about, want to plant something that won%26#039;t outgrow the space in 10 years then here are some other dwarf conifers I suggest.





Juniperus communis %26#039;Compressa%26#039; - in 20 years it will reach only 6 foot tall and it%26#039;s very narrow...and blue! Full Sun, Zones 2-7





Skyrocket Juniper - also blue reaching 8-10%26#039; in 10 years but only 1-2 wide, it%26#039;s extremely narrow and upright.





Check out these and a lot more at:


www.fantasticplants.com and


www. mountainmeadowsdwarfconifers.com





Also, may I suggest a beautiful, dwarf Japanese Maple. Some reach only 3%26#039; or 6%26#039; with beautiful red foliage for 3 full seasons! Check them out also at Fantastic Plants.com





Or how about:


Salix caprea %26#039;Pendula%26#039; grows only to 6-8 foot tall and about 6 foot wide although I recently bought two at Lowes that, according to them, only reaches 2 foot high and wide...we%26#039;ll see.





Check it out at:


www.HouseOfWesley.com





There are so many plants you could use that it%26#039;s really hard to suggest not knowing what you may or may not like. I hope this helps a little getting you started on your search. The plants I%26#039;ve given are my idea of basic foundational plants, however, I also plan to add perennials and such, not just all conifers and small trees. Some perennials I like that are versatile to many zones, since I don%26#039;t know the zone you are in, are:





Adam%26#039;s Needle Yucca - ivory bells growing on 4-5%26#039; spiked evergreen foliage. Zones 4-9 and will thrive almost anywhere, carefree once established. (perennial and evergreen)





Astilbe%26#039;s - different colors, feathery flowers on 20-40%26quot; spikes





Salvia Plumosa - 15-18%26quot; tall, summer long beauty as it blooms for months, spikes of violet double blooms





see the above at%26quot;





www.SpringHillNursery.com





There are also many beautiful groundcovers you could use if you choose.





I personally believe that beautiful foundational planting consist of conifers, small deciduous trees and bushes, along with perennials for some more added color. I hope these sites help. I%26#039;m sure it will beautiful when you are finished.
Reply:A dream come true! A blank slate. Afternoon sun is ideal for most perennials and rose bushes. Roses will flower all season until frost. I like beautiful and things that make you go wow! A couple of perennial decorate grass plants add interest. I do a little then go out to the street to check out the curb appeal very much like an artist would look at their canvas. Have fun.
Reply:Be sure to plant some flowering bushes in the beds. They will take up a large amount of space as well as provide something to look at over all 4 seasons. If you go with all perennials you will only have stuff to look at for 2.5 seasons.





Have fun!



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What can I plant that will put blooms all year round?

I had a friend that always had something blooming in her yard no matter what season. She had dogwoods, azaleas, etc. I live in Georgia. I%26#039;d like advice on this. I want flowers all year round.

What can I plant that will put blooms all year round?
I use a lot of bulbs for late winter, spring and early summer color. Paper white Daffodils and Snow Crocus bloom very early. Annuals are good for spring through fall color. I especially like Carnations and Dianthus. With the mild winter this year (I%26#039;m in N. Calif.) mine only stopped blooming for 1 month and I only lost 2 plants (to gophers). For winter color try Snapdragon, Pansy, Chrysanthemum, Azalea and Carolina Jessamine. Allysum is a good ground cover that will flower year round and help fill in blank spots. Snapdragons and Pansies will probably have to be replanted every year but are very inexpensive when you buy flats of them.
Reply:Artificial! Silk!
Reply:Its very rare that you will find a plant that will bloom all year round.


You should plant a variety of plants and shrubs for all seasons so that when one finishes growing and flowering another plant will do the same. A mix of annuals perennials, bulbs, flowering shrubs, deciduous ones too will provide you with all year round colour. I suggest you purchase your favourites for each season and incorperate into your landscape.
Reply:There is no one plant that will bloom year round. Your friend had a mix of plants, and they were planted so that they would bloom at various times.





Very early spring: Bridal Wreath


Early Spring : Azaleas, Camellias, most bulbs


Spring %26amp; Summer: Daylillies, Irises, Crepe Myrtles


Fall: chrysanthemums (annuals; plant yearly)


Winter: Pansies (annuals)





Find a locally-owned garden center in your area, and ask them for advice. They will know what blooms well in your particular area. I know Ga can vary a lot w/ winter/summer temps from north to south. I wouldn%26#039;t bother going to a Home Depot type place; by and large the people who work there dont know anything about plants.
Reply:ask the friend how does she do that!



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My wife said it was time to trim the winter bush?

I know where the roses and azaleas are, but I don%26#039;t know where that bush is. Should I just hand her the hedge trimmers and let her do it herself?

My wife said it was time to trim the winter bush?
yes...lol.. im sure she knows where it is...
Reply:naaaaaaa


ask her if she needs help


i find it very erotic when my honey helps me trim the green or shave my legs
Reply:Hand her your Gillette Mach 4; things might get messy
Reply:that would probably be best...you wouldn%26#039;t do it to suit her anyway and there would be nothing left of it!!
Reply:Just look out for the crabs
Reply:Yeah because you know we men can%26#039;t to anything right.
Reply:Ask her to show you exactly which bush needs to be trimmed, and then do it for her ;)
Reply:She means her lady garden
Reply:yeahhh!!


go for it!


totally!!





let your wife do it. =)
Reply:no it%26#039;s more fun if you do it
Reply:A small pair of sissors would be a lot safer. Even then she might get carried away. Then they%26#039;d have to carry you away.



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