Impatiens like shade and cool--a south facing flowerbed doesn't fit their requirements. Zinnias would do well, they like warmth. You could try...
RR (Resident Rabbit) is eating our tomato plants! I put out some extra cherry tomatoes and he ate the leaves and even nipped off about half the...
Ed, we'll get you a scented rose! Take a look at antique, own-root, or David Austin roses. These are the old roses that not only are more...
All the other members who have welcomed you have said it all, so I'll just add a very warm welcome from Central Texas!
Donna, that is truly lovely--with all that color in your backyard, I'm surprised you ever go inside!
Receiving a seed from another member means he/she found your post informative, or funny, or helpful, and always interesting. Getting a seed is...
You have an inventive mind! That is a great caption--congratulations!
Yes Frank, I totally agree! However, I have entered a 12 step program and now have given up composting, growing vegetables, and am ripping out...
Hank, some men start out handsome and some become handsome. I think you are one of the ones that started out handsome and just got more...
Japanese Maple comes to mind--there are several varieties of different leaf patterns and colors. What is the exposure/amount of sun in that spot?...
Those are two lucky parrots, to find a second home so quickly! Yes, we want photos.
Welcome to the forum! We have a pond, but no stream. I'm going to take a look at your garden now--I'm not familiar with Wales except knowing it's...
Gosh I love this forum! Mart, that "instant manure tea" idea of yours with the soda bottle is pure genius! I make manure tea, haul it around and...
Ames makes a long-handled dandelion weeder (that's their name, but it works on all weeds) that is basically a long screwdriver with a V notch in...
I collect manure from the cows next door. If it's relatively fresh (I can still smell it) I put it on the compost pile. If it's crumbly and I...
Toni, some roses react badly to high humidity and their buds "ball" by turning brown. A mild case of balling shows up by crispy brown edges on...
You're right rockhound, that did sound cold! Our chickens are pets that lay eggs, and Veronica has quite a personality that I would miss....
And yet another warm welcome from Texas! The dog is adorable, we expect to hear all about him/her. You have found the friendliest (and nosiest)...
YEEE-HAWWWWW! The girl is home in Texas! So happy for you, and for all your friends and family. :smt026
Carolyn, yes I've seen her drop her egg! Those are good suggestions, and I did have an egg-eater in my first flock. Rosie decided she liked eggs,...