TheGardenLady received this question from Joyce.
I love marigolds but am unable to keep them healthy. I have had the same problem in the past and gave up on them for a while. Now several years later the problem still persists. The foliage looks fine but the flowers and buds (all stages) are full of worms. [...]

                                                                            
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 [...]

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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 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 Beverly.
I have a mother-in-law plant that has funny looking flowers that came up. It is sweet smelling. But it attracts wasps!! i have never heard or seen one bloom. Can you tell me where I can see a picture of the flower ?
Congratulations on your Sansevieria’s (mother-in-law’s tongue plant’s) [...]