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| Native Plants for North Texas Container July 12, 2011 What would you recommend for a large permanent plant for a large container (3' X 3') for Plano, Texas in the sun? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Container plant to grow in late afternoon sun July 02, 2011 I have a shaded brick walkway that leads to my front door. It faces west, and can get very hot late afternoon Houston sun, although it is shaded for the remainder of the day. I have been successful ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Potted Plumbago, struggling with the heat, in Spring Texas June 29, 2011 Why do some of the leaves of my plumbagos that are grown in large, well-draining planters turn brown? The brown starts on the tips, then extends to the whole leaf. They get several hours of west aft... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Plants in wheelbarrow dying in Jacksonville, FL June 22, 2011 I planted a wheelbarrow with daisies, petunias and black and blue salvia. the salvia is thriving, but the others died. Is the salvia toxic to them? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Chile pequin from Spring Plant Sale in Austin June 08, 2011 Re: chile pequin purchased at your Spring 2011 sale: it grows, seems to thrive, but sets no flowers and so bears no fruit. It's in terracotta in Ladybug potting soil, on a shady apartment patio. How ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Cedar sage in container in Austin June 06, 2011 Re: cedar sage purchased at your 04/11 plant sale: it sets flower spikes but no red blossoms appear, only calyxes. It's in terracotta pot w/Ladybug soil, shady apartment patio. Soil too rich? Too muc... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Container vegetable gardening in Austin April 07, 2011 Is vegetable container gardening an option with Austin's hot summers? I live in an apartment and I really want to plant an organic vegetable and herb container garden. I'm having a hard time findin... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native plant for container on deck in Oak Grove VA April 05, 2011 What VA native plant can I grow in a container on my deck that will block the view from the neighbor's deck? I am thinking columnar. This is in full sun and gets hot winds off of a bay. The plant ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Can Mock Orange be grown in a container? March 29, 2011 Can the Mock Orange Shrub be grown as a container "plant"? I have seen apricots and apple trees (certain varieties, of course); grown this way. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Native plants for small pots in sun in Austin January 24, 2011 Hello Mr. Smarty Plants! We are renting our house, so while we have a yard, the landlord would prefer us to only add plants to his landscaping in pots. I have filled some large ones, but have been una... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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