Edge borders and plant edging tips for lawns
A garden note describes shaping edged borders with simple tools. It suggests avoiding wild edges and recommends marking a curved line in the sod with a spade or similar tool, then carving along that line to shape the border. It mentions philodendron and general lawn care considerations.
Garden graph and hedge plants guidance by Edna Halliday
Garden graph presents four shrubs for hedges Hypericum Sungold Potentilla Katherine Dykes and an erect form Erecta with white flowers and red autumn foliage Snowberry White Hedge adds shady framing. The article also covers edging beds mulching philodendron care pruning roses cutting roses and vase prep with tips on water temperature and floral preservative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Halliday
Katherine Dykes
Pruning Japanese yews and leafing garden mums
A reader asks how to trim Japanese yews without ruining form and the expert argues for regular light pruning two to three times yearly and shows shapes from zig zag to pyramid. The second reader seeks why garden mums balk at bloom with causes including verticillium wilt nematodes heat, shade, aphids, and spray advice with zineb or captan.
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D.E
Middletown
Monroe
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