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Removing St. Augustine, replacing with native plants October 06, 2007 Hello Mr. Smarty Plants, always excited to talk to the Green Guru himself. I've recently purchased a house in South Austin and am interested in establishing a small, 500+ sq ft, prairie grass and wi... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Possibility of camas being raised in Edmonton, Alberta September 18, 2007 I live in Edmonton, Alberta, and wish to find out how "Camassia (leichtlinii white) will fare in this zone. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Flashing barrier to Bermuda in tree bed September 16, 2007 I'm building a 6-ft-diameter planting bed on a gentle slope on blackland clay, at the center of which I plan to install a cedar elm. I'm using the wedge-shaped stones from the home-improvement stor... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Removal of invasive non-native Chinese wisteria September 10, 2007 I am going to be removing my ubiquitous chinese wisteria very soon (the method I'm going to use is undetermined). If I decide to use Round-up on the cut-stem (which may take more than one application... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Native alternatives for Chinest pistache September 06, 2007 We live just outside Kerrville on a lot with shallow soil over rock. We have built a raised bed for a shade tree and were considering a Chinese Pistache. However, I have since heard that they don't... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Oxalis crassipes identification July 23, 2007 I'm trying to identify a plant that has appeared in several containers on my balcony. The largest plant is about a foot tall, with triangular leaves, small white flowers with yellow centers, and has... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Fast growing, possibly invasive trees for South Carolina July 12, 2007 What fast growing trees would you suggest for South Carolina? We are heavy clay and the pecan trees we planted don't see to be too happy here. We are looking at the yellow poplar and the empress tre... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Maintenance of Blue grama in early stages July 06, 2007 I am seeding my large back yard with blue grama - 30-45 minutes of almost daily hand weeding for two months keeps me from falling too far behind on the green foxtail, bindweed, elm tree seedlings, pig... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Percentage of plants native to U.S. June 22, 2007 About 50% of the plant species in Hawaii are naturalized, invasive, aliens (from other places). What are equivalent statistics for the lower 48 states (continental US) as a whole? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Privacy plantings to replace invasive bamboo June 22, 2007 We are looking for good screening plants for our new house (the houses are very close). We like the way bamboo looks it is tall and narrow for the most part, but we do not want bamboo since it is inv... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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