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TheGardenLady received this question from Greg.
I want to make a decorative bed on the side of my house. This area gets about 2-3 hours of morning sun. There is a lot of moss there and even grass is hard to grow in this area. I am going to put down a foot of fresh topsoil [...]

                                                                          
TheGardenLady received this question from Sammy.
I am trying to grow marigolds on my balcony. They were already partially grown when I got them and were already flowering now they are starting to get lots of  flowers and the leaves are starting to fall off. I need some advice on pruning  them. Is there anything [...]

                                                                     
TheGardenLady received this question from Abe:
I have this Rhododendron in my front yard that is not blooming, and seems sick, and I don’t know why.  My neighbor says that it has a fungus on it.  Do you have any ideas about how to cure an unhealthy rhododendron? 
There are many good sites on the web that [...]

                                                                        
TheGardenLady received this question from Kevin:
I have a very small front area,very small,2′x25′ with very little sun.  I was thinking about some kind of ornamental grass for height and some other colorful flowers. Any ideas?
For a shaded, narrow, long garden, foliage interest might be what you are looking for. Hostas are definitely a plus [...]

                                                                        
TheGardenLady received this queston from Samantha.
How do you grow (Romeo & Juliet mixed color) pansies? Are they a shade pansy?
Plant these fragrant pansies in the  Autumn/Winter.  They like cool weather to bloom. They hate hot weather.  In cool weather they will give you two seasons of bloom - first in the fall and then [...]

Joshua wrote:
I need a good, medium sized shade plant for a corner that receives very little sun. Any recommendations?
When you have a corner of your yard that does not receive much sun,
consider the Hosta - see pic. There are so many different leaf sizes, variations
in colors, textures and shapes in the Hosta family that [...]

The GardenLady received the following question from a Mr. Lima: 
I have a friend named Glaucia. I heard a few days ago about a flower with this same name.  Can you help me find something about this flower, perhaps an internet web site, even a link… Please!! I´ll be very happy if I can show my friend the flower with her [...]

I received the following question from Sol:
How can I conserve mini plants in crystal pots?
Your question is not quite clear. Do you wish to plant miniature plants in crystal pots that have no drainage holes? What plants do you want to plant- miniature African violets, cacti, alpines?
Remember plants do best when you can put [...]

I received this question from Ms. Frye:
I need to know how to kill a parisite vine.  It has elongated,
heart shaped leaves, no blooms.  It has all but ruined my miniture
rose bush and my hydrangia. I try to pull it up by the roots, but it
is very fast growing and aggressive.
For the Garden Lady to identify [...]