My son's legacy plant from his grandma (it thrived on her kitchen table in a small pot for a decade with northern light) is a schefflera that has not thrived tended by me. Since a 4 foot tall schefflera grows beautifully in a neighbor's yard with northern exposure, it seemed okay to put it outdoors in a 5 gallon tub with the same environment. First ( Read more... )

We are in the process of putting our house on the market, and there is a very good chance (we hope!) that we will sell before Christmas. There is also a chance, though slim, that we will not be moving right away into a new house. I have a lilac bush that I transplanted from my Grandmother's house when we moved in 6 years ago that I desperately want ( Read more... )

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Does catmint do the same thing as catnip ( Read more... )

This palm was transplanted one month ago to help it get more sun. It only received 33 per cent of available daylight where it was before. Twice it's been eaten down by rabbits and revived itself; this time, the vitamins and frequent watering do not seem to have aided in its survival, though the bark is green, the top is slowly browning. Like ( Read more... )

Good morning. I used to enjoy snowdrops in the far corner of the yard until the neighbor installed a superduper new sprinkler system which soaks the fence and a bit into my yard's corner. Now the snowdrops give gorgeous green foliage all year round, but no flowers. The advice has always been to 'wait until foliage yellows, and then dig up' for ( Read more... )

Would it be evil of me to transplant a weakling min-kim right now? Would I really be better off to wait until September ( Read more... )

Hi, everyone. I have a question ( Read more... )

I have grown some tomatoes from seed in a tray on my widow sill. They're around 3 inches tall now and look pretty healthy ( Read more... )

This post will be picture heavy so I'm putting it behind a cut. ( Read more... )