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Splitting Tall Verigated Grass to Transplant to Other Areas
Asked by M.T. from St. Louis
on April 6, 2009
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I have some verigated Tall grass that I have planted in my yard. It has been there for about 8 years. It is about 24 inches in diameter. I am interested in digging ...
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- Good Morning M., I checked on www.pallensmith.com and found some information. Not sure what type of grass you have, we have pamas grass in our wild flower garden. ...
- I would think they would work just like hastas or daphadylls (sp???) Dig up the whole ball of plant and seperate. Some plants don't look very good for awhile when yo...
- Dig around edges to loosen your root source. Decide how big you want your clumps to be. Move these to your new area, should have a hole about twice as wide and deep ...
Seeking a Reputable Landscaper
Asked by S.S. from San Francisco
on January 27, 2008
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Hi,
I live in a town house and want to have my back garden landscaped. The garden is small measuring 24 x 16 ft. Currently, I have grass that refuses to grow, questio...
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- I have a good one in Palo Alto. S.
- I recomend Mark Crase from Leapfrog Lanscaping and Design. He has helped me with some work I did at my kids elementary school, Willow Glen Elementary. He did a great...
- We used a wonderful woman named Heidi Merry. Her business is called Misty Rainbow and she did a beautiful job with our yard and the yards of two of our friends. Her ...
"Fine Motor Skills" Exercises for 5 Year Old
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on April 14, 2008
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Hello! My son's pre-school teacher approached me and told me that my son needed practice and help with his fine motor skills. He has trouble cutting and holding a pe...
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- Froot loops he could then eat off his newly strung necklace (or candy necklace "beads") might be a bit better. What about writing/drawing with his finger on a platter...
- Is your son interested in gardening? Maybe buy him mini gardening tools (like these - http://allproducts.com/tool/winland/34-shears.html )and set up some container g...
- Play dough------best invention ever!!! get the super pack with their cutting tools and it will build up the skill you need. My son recieved OT and it's a great tool
Perennial Suggestions?
Asked by S.!. from Columbus
on May 9, 2011
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I am looking for some suggestions on which perennials to purchase. I would like for them to come up late spring and stay all summer. I have 13 spots to fill all in d...
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- I love Salvia, they dont bloom all summer though. :(
- Good mostly all summer bloomers for sun are shasta daisies, echinacea (coneflower), campanula blue chips, bachelor buttons, pink geranium, long blooming lilies like st...
- there are many varieties of daisies, black-eyed Susans, etc which love the sun! They're happy flowers & very hardy to boot! My roses love the sun. & it seems that...
Photography
Asked by T.C. from Colorado Springs
on February 24, 2011
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I have been interested in learning more about digital photography for some time, but I don't know where to start. I have a nice camera, and know how to take a picture,...
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- Kelby books are great. Also look in to local adult education classes. I took several of those. They were fun informative and very affordable.
- Maybe you can start by looking online for instruction/help listed under the make and model of camera you have. There are sometimes online "classes." You can also go ...
- Practice and pay attention to the settings of your camera and the lighting of the environment, make notes. Using your camera a lot will be your best teacher. It's so...
Sunny Area in backyard...what to Do?
Asked by C.S. from San Antonio
on March 14, 2008
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Hi guys!
I have a VERY sunny backyard (almost NO shade at all) & in the back right corner we have a transformer. I want to plant something (tropical maybe?) in fro...
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- I just planted Moonflowers to cover my unsightly electric pole in the corner of my yard. I put them in two terra cotta pots at the base. It says on the envelope that i...
- Be careful. Since you run an in-home daycare, do the kids go outside? A lot of plants are poisonous. Do plenty of research before you decide. We almost lost our dog to...
- you might try putting down some inexpensive pavers and placing different size (large)pots with various plants (heat tolerant) to hide the transformer. This way you can...
