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  1. nachoqtpie

    Planting potted lilies

    Because he wants to put them in the ground NOW! LOL He doesn't have patients at ALL.
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    Planting potted lilies

    So, my husband wants to take my potted Asiatic lily and plant it in the ground. Normally I would be all for that!! This time.... not so much! I can SEE the bloom buds forming, and we're probably.... 2-3 weeks (?) before blooming. I told him that it would be a bad idea to transplant them right...
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    Still alive and kicking

    HOODIE! I was so worried something had happened to you! I know she won't really remember, but, please give your wife our regards! *hugs*
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    hibernating mulberry tree?

    Well, I hope that it comes back! I really enjoy them. Hubby hasn't been able to try that many because between me, the kids, and the birds, they seem to be all gone! LOL
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    hibernating mulberry tree?

    I'm south of you @secuono so.... you would THINK that mine would be leafing by now... but nothing. :-( I'm trying to be patient.. but I've never been very good at that... LOL
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    hibernating mulberry tree?

    So, we've had this mulberry bush (tree?) for a few years.I think we put it in the ground in spring 2010. We used a fertilizer spike on all the trees this year. Out Apple trees have already leafed out, and have fruit that have started to set. The mulberry on the other hand.... hasn't done...
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    Help planning flower bed

    Well, nevermind! I was looking at it and I found this: Additional Information: In northern climates Buddleias behave like herbaceous perennials with the top growth dying back in winter. Prune back to new growth in the spring. In southern climates, prune to shape. So I guess I could just prune...
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    Help planning flower bed

    Well.... I guess I'm going to contact Spring Hill and see! I'll let you know what they say! :-)
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    Help planning flower bed

    What about this bush @Nyboy ?? Is it prunable??
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    Help planning flower bed

    Hmmmmmm..... I might have to consider that one then! Maybe one of those on either side of my porch? Do they smell good?
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    Help planning flower bed

    It IS azalea capitol! LOL They get so big tho.. and I've read that honey made from azaleas can be toxic! (Not sure if that's REALLY true though.) The front of our house is on the southwest/south side. I would really like some Callas, some lillies, some gladiolus, some phlox maybe? I'm just not...
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    Help planning flower bed

    We have a crepe myrtle out front. You can kinda see it in the 2nd picture. It's hot pink. :-) It's just now starting to leaf out.
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    Straw as mulch

    This is the first year that we're using straw as mulch. We used actual mulch last year, but when we went to till :ep
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    What Haven't You Learned, from these People?

    I have the beginning of minears disease... I've always got to have something on for background noise or the ringing in my ears is horrible. :( A lot of time I'll pop on the local Christian music station, but, since that's going away (they couldn't raise enough funding for this year) I'll have to...
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    Help planning flower bed

    YAY!!!!!!!! They're ALL GONE!!!!!!!!!! :celebrate:celebrate Now I just need to figure out what I'm going to put in there. :hu Hubby wants some kind of lilac, but, I've not really found any that work for zone 8a. We both grew up "up north" (Ohio and Minnesota respectively) and really miss the...
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    Help planning flower bed

    I do want to put in phlox! LOTS of people have those here.. LOL
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    Help planning flower bed

    BUT!! @Nyboy there is a gentleman coming in about 3 hours to get our shrubs! :D
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    Help planning flower bed

    MOST people around here are transient military folk that don't put a lot of attention into landscaping. Sometimes I really hate living here. :(
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    Help planning flower bed

    Oh I'm about 98% sure that picture is photoshoped... LOL @thistlebloom if you could find a lilac that would grow and produce here in zone 8, I'm sure my husband would make you a steak dinner! :p And... hubby corrected me... the front of our house is orientated South-Southwest. It still gets...
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    Help planning flower bed

    Okay... so I found this picture... and it looks BEAUTIFUL! But I don't know what kind of plants are in it. LOL Let me know if you know what any of these are. I'll label the plants by number. :-)
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