TheGardenLady has been writing about a hardinessTemperature Zone Map for use when planning and planting your gardens. For those readers who wonder what TheGardenLady is writing about, let me explain.
There are a number of factors/needs that are involved in growing plants. For example, each plant has its special water needs, special soil needs or special fertilizer [...]
TheGardenLady received this question from Julia.
How do I prepare my KNOCK-OUT Roses for winter?
KNOCK-OUT Roses were bred to be almost maintenance free. So, if you live in zone 5 or a warmer climate, winter maintenance is minimal.
The KNOCK-OUT rose site says that “Knock-Out Roses were bred with greater cold weather tolerance to relieve the northern [...]
TheGardenLady received this question from Dawn:
Someone gave me a mother inlaw plant and said it lives outside and that I couldnt kill it, but it looks like its dying now…will it die in the winter and rebloom in the summer?
Plants that will grow outdoors all year long come from a place that has a similar [...]
TheGardenLady received this question from Yoonsin Park:
I live in a condo with a small patio. Due to that I can only have container plants. I don’t want to get larger & larger containers as the plant grows. I just want to get one container and the plant to retain itself in it. What is the best [...]
TheGardenLady received this question from Karen Meadows:
How do you layer over sod to make a garden bed?
To make a garden where one has sod, you must remove all the sod just as you would have to remove any type of grass. This can be back breaking work. A slow, easier approach would be to layer [...]
