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I live in an old farmhouse with a front porch, and I would love to have some large rose bushes in front of the porch railing. I think it would add to the beauty of the house and be so lovely. I don't have much experience with roses, so I need some help. The spot I would plant the roses in...

My garden is rather large, and I have it divided in long rows with walking paths between each row. I like the way I have it set up. The problem I have with it, is it is UGLY. I use cardboard to line the paths and it just looks trashy. I have to use rocks and planting poles to hold it down so...

I planted 2 pear trees and 2 apple trees 5 springs ago when we moved to our current location. I was a newbie to trees, and I did not protect the trunks. The following winter deer stripped bark from the tree trunks, and two springs later all of the trees were dead except for 1 pear tree. The...

I am in the market to buy a few new fruit trees this year. I would like to get a golden delicious apple and also some pear trees. Big Lots has fruit trees super cheap- $14.50 per tree. I have bought trees there before (not fruit trees, ornamental) and they have done really well- as well as...

I have several young apple trees that I should probably prune. I planted them 3 years ago, and last year I hardly had any blossoms and no fruit at all. The first year I did have blossoms and a few apples. Last year could have been a freak year, but I think my trees would be best served if I...

I planted some lavender in front of my house last year. It was vigorous and grew into a pretty large patch. I did not cut it back in the fall because I did that to some lavender before and it killed it, so I just left it alone. This spring it is blooming on the old wood, but not fully. It...

I am a lazy gardener, and I tried something last fall that I am thrilled to report on as a success! I like to expand my garden a little bit each year, I do it by hand, double digging and I hate it. Last fall when I cleaned out the chicken coop (I only do a BIG clean twice a year) I spread all...

This is the third spring for our apple and pear trees. When we bought the trees several of them were flowering, and we even had a few baby apples that first year we planted them. Last year we had blooms, but only a few apples, and only one apple that we could eat in the fall. I thought...