Gail--your gardens are beautiful. I love your design sense. In the third photo, the garden is layered really well--lots to look at, a lot of...
I cheated and googled the whole question....
Hey Texas folk---we in the NE have been getting a taste of your growing conditions. 90-103 degree days & no rain. I am watching my poor plants...
I simply make a solution of water and bleach as my garden ornaments tend to become host to sooty mold and the bleach kills the black mold.
I agree, hosta would look nice. I would go with either a variegated variety like 'Patriot' or 'Loyalist' or a chartreuse or lime green variegated...
Jewell--I agree, great idea. Looks more inviting than stepping stones, which is what I have. I might make a switch!
Beautiful daylilies. Is the second one 'Strawberry Candy'?
Hi toni--Thanks for the advice. I am guessing my best bet is to wait until spring to buy the nematodes? I will clean up the foliage this fall as...
Hi I garden in New England, and I have a terrible problem with iris borer. Some irises will do fine for several years until the borers get them...
Calin & Carolyn Keiper--Your lilies are beautiful. Do either of you have a problem with red lily beetle?
Wow! I did not know plants could behave that way. Interesting is right.
Ah1 Another treatment to try. Thank you. I like that both of these treatments don't involve chemicals that I don't understand. Thanks.
Ah! Thank you. I will try it.
Some of my phlox have a mildew problem, every year. Others don't. Suggestions re how to deal with it? Or should I just yank out the problem ones?
Tooty2shoes---I don't understand. Did the iris in the first picture bloom like that again this year, or did it bloom like the iris in the second...
KK Ng--Thank you. I think New England is 1/2 a world away from Malaysia!
What kind of dog is Prince?
Hi Jacqueline, Welcome from New England! I am new too. Garden Stew seems to be a bunch of friendly & helpful people.
Hi Jewell, I bet the shady areas are similar. I am starting a new shade bed, or rather rehabbing an old one. I am looking for plants that are...
Pretty photo. Looks like summer! I don't even remember the color of the daylilies that I dug up. I think red, but I was rescuing so much from...
