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Looking for Landscaper in the North Naperville Area
We also are doing our landscaping over a couple years. Last year we just hired them to tear out all the old stuff, plant one tree and install the patio. ...
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- Hi G., I would highly recommend Strong Landscaping. They are based in Warrenville: ###-###-####. We hired Chris Strong and his crew to help with landscaping around o...
- My future father-in-law,(grandfather to my three kids)has over 20 years of experience. He and his sons do all of the work and have been doing my mother's yard for th...
- I know of one, met her here on Mamasource. =) She is currently on vacation but if you are interested let me know and I will have her contact you when she gets back.
Bugs in My House Plants....
I replanted 3 indoor house plants about 2 months ago. ... Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining · Home Maintenance ...
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- Try a gentle liquid soap (e.g., Dr. Bronner's) mixed w/water in a spray bottle.
- You can buy sticky strips from a nursery like Western garden, cut into smaller strips, & put in flower pot. You can also get Insecticidal soap spray from a nursery. ...
- You may want to try dish soap. If you put like 2 TBS of regular dish soap in a spray bottle w/ maybe 1 1/2 cups of warm water then spray the plants heavly w/ the soap...
Help! Squirrels Eating My Plants in Flower Bed and Pots.
Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ... Second next spring you can plant a bush called wormwood that will will repell ...
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- Moth balls work the best for everything. Animals don't like them at all, neither do I. Anyway, you can smash them down and sprinkle on the ground on the plants. It ...
- The red pepper didn't work at all for us. I'm going to give the moth balls and fox urine a try. Surprisingly, they are also eating our st. augustine grass. So frust...
- Hey there M.! There are two things that you can do, and the first works the best. You can purchase Fox urine at your local hardware store or Wally World in the hunting...
New to Area and Want to Plant a Garden
Fence off for rabbits or everything you're wanting to plant will be gone in a day ;) Email if want more advice- I do part time side landscaping in addition ...
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- We are from Illinois originally, and I had pretty good luck with the U of I Extension people. I know that U of MN has an Extension office, but I'm not completely sure...
- you know I have seen a premade kit for a salsa garden. which sounds like what you want. gardening in minnesota is an adventure. if you are starting from seed, planting...
- well, since i cant find your town (gwinn? MN) on a map, its hard to tell where you are located... however, i live in northern MN zone 3, and we can normally grow onion...
Flowering Plants That Survive Texas Heat
Flowering Plants That Survive Texas Heat. Hi lady's, We bought our house 6 months ago, and the yard is nicely landscaped. We have many garden mums. ...
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- Any kind of bulbs. I do daylilies and mine are actually hybrids so they are huge. Other evergreen shrubs that flower nicely are Salvia (comes in blue, white, pink, r...
- I love Pentas--they are in our front yard and have done AWESOME all of May, June, July and Aug..They are showing no signs of dying..and I bet they will last till the f...
- Wow. Not only could you be having culture shock moving from the Netherlands to here, but you seem to also be in "garden shock." I would LOVE to have a garden full ...
Need Suggestions for Flowers/Plants the Rabbits Won't Eat!
Read all 3 responses: "I'm bound and determined to successfully plant some ... Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ...
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- Don't have anything sure fire, but do have two suggestions. Heard that some critters don't like marigolds, so we put them along the boarder of our herb & tomato garde...
- A few years ago I bought a spray at a garden center and it really worked. I was very surprised. It was magical. I can't remember the name of the product, but it was pr...
- I read somewhere, maybe even another mom's advice, that squirrels don't like chili powder. You would sprinkle it at the edge of the area you don't want them to go to....
Help with a Very Sad Looking Bamboo Plant
Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ... I love plants, my job at home is to spritz them; because I am a very ...
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- I had a friend in a very similar situation who saved the plant by putting it in a bigger vase. I'd at least consider it. Her vase was broken accidently. Is there so...
- I love plants, my job at home is to spritz them; because I am a very inconsistant about taking care of them. Consequently I have had a many rebounds and a few losse...
- I would recommend that you try a ph balanced water. I personally have kangen water. This may sound stupid but I also have a bamboo plant which is very preciouse to me ...
Gardenia & Potted Tomato plants....Help!
Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ... I would wonder if the plants have a good drainage system in the bottom of the ...
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- I believe Gardenias need acidic soil. I pour leftover pickle juice around my acid loving plants, and it seems to work. Also, the tip about coffee is good -- you can ...
- I read somewhere Gardenias need the right ph in the soil. Putting a few drops of vinegar in the water helps. As for the tomatoes, I have never tried to grow them in a ...
- if you drink coffee cool off the last few coups and put them on your plantsi am living proof that it works
Cheap Plants
Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining .... I have found that cheap plants don't make it too well in San Antonio summers. ...
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- I have found that cheap plants don't make it too well in San Antonio summers. All the mass merchandisers who sell cheap plants don't have the staff that knows what t...
- Deets Trees on 181 toward Floresville is really cheap in my opinion - though we were only buying decorative grasses, which may be cheaper than flowering plants or shrubs.
- My husband really likes Rainbow Gardens (that's the one on Thousand Oaks the last person mentioned). They take the time to help you pick out what is best for your lan...
Time for Planting
It should also be able to give you ideas for landscaping that will attract ... I recently moved from VA to MA, so a lot of the plants I was use to relying ...
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- Hi K., A few years ago I joined the Arbor Day Foundation. Here's the website: http://www.arborday.org/ Of course there's tons of info on planting trees, but you c...
- The website that I love and receive regular newsletters from is Greenwoodnursery.com Good luck.
- K., There is a really nice nursery called White Flower Farm http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/ that has terrific info on their website about the where, when and what to ...
