TheGardenLady received this question from Pat:
I am getting ready to plant Knockout Roses in my garden in northern South Carolina, and wonder how to best prepare the soil?  We have very dense red clay mixed with some sand.  Any recommendations on how to get these roses off to their best start in this type of [...]

 
TheGardenLady received this question from Shelly:
My daffodils have grown, but after a few days, they fall over, should I put some bone meal in the soil? I have Tulips and day lillies in the same bed, around a tree.
If your plants look healthy, no diseases on them, there are a few reasons that your plants [...]

 
TheGardenLady received this question from Maryjane:
I summer in Maine under white and Norway pines.  The soil is acidic.  I want to plant flowers. What suggestions can you make for raised beds?
How lovely to summer in Maine and create your own flower gardens.
Your letter does not say whether you want to plant annual or perennial flowers [...]

                                                                           
TheGardenLady received this question from Tamara  -
I am looking for a list of plants that love acid soil and are edible - blueberries are one that springs to mind.  Are there others? I need a range of shrubs and smaller plants to go as a border. I’m replacing a camellia that is way too [...]

                                                                            
TheGardenLady received this question from Carrie.
This is the second year that I have tried to grow a veggie garden in south east Washington.  The location is the previous owners’ garden location.  I know I have plenty of water and fertilizer but my plants still insist on being small and not very impressive.  I’m running [...]

                                                                        
TheGardenLady received this question from Anne.
My row of hostas is at the edge of a wooded area and don’t seem to have many flowers.  We live in the Midwest and I am wondering when flowering should occur and how to promote flowers.
Though Hostas like to be in shade, just like most flowering plants, with [...]

                                                                     
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 Bob -
Does a vegetable garden want more acidic soil or less? I was going to put lime in should I?
TheGardenLady has no idea where you live. Different areas of the country can have soil with different soil requirements.  Check out this site.
When starting a vegetable or any garden, one should first [...]

TheGardenLady received these questions about vermicomposting from Ashley -
I have recently started a barrel composter. It is a modified 55 gallon foodsafe drum/barrel that is working nicely. Can I add worms to this? Because it is off the ground they will not enter natually, and I have been hearing so much about [...]

TheGardenLady received emails from two people asking questions that are similar. I will try to answer both together as well as saying a few words separately to each.
Laura King wrote:
I wanted to know more about composting and what kinds of things I can put in it. I heard so many different things, I know what not [...]