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| Transplanting seedlings washed out of area by rain February 17, 2007 I sowed a rather large area in my wild back yard in wildflowers. There is no grass. A few weeks later after we had been watering them because of no rain (in Sept), we got way too much rain and many o... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Differentiating between Iles decidua and Ilex vomitoria February 15, 2007 Is there any way to tell a male possum haw holly from a female? I have a possum haw that never lost all of it's leaves and has no berries. Could it be a male? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native plants for limestone ledge with thin soil in Austin, TX February 14, 2007 My back yard is essentially a limestone ledge with less than an inch of soil on the top in full sun. What native plants can live in this environment? Since I can't really dig a hole, maybe I should... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sample city ordinances to incorporate into city code February 13, 2007 I am looking for a source of sample city ordinances that will allow wildflowers such that we can incorporate it into our city code. My city is rural and per its master visionplan was originally publi... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Roadside plants as absorbers of carbon dioxide February 13, 2007 If plants absorb carbon dioxide why aren't they on a list of things to do to combat Global Warming? If we had more plants on the sides of our roads and highways would it help? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Best planting time for wildflower seeds in Austin, TX February 13, 2007 When would be the best time to plant wild flower seeds and mow an area where we want to grow wild flowers in Austin Texas? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sowing an old highway right of way with native wildflowers February 12, 2007 We have an old highway right-of-way which we would like to seed with wildflowers. Can you help us? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Container Gardening with Texas Native Plants February 10, 2007 I live in an apartment in Austin, Texas and want adorn my balcony with a window box this spring. Could you recommend flowers that I could plant that do not need a lot of space to flourish? Also how ma... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Tired of mowing February 09, 2007 Please help, my husband got tired of mowing the lawn (bermuda grass) and recently decided to do a desert landscape by himself. Without researching, he mowed the dead grass and covered the whole area w... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Possibility of native plants as natural mosquito repellants February 08, 2007 I live in Austin Texas and have what I would consider a mosquito infestation in my garden for most of the year. Are there native plants to this region that are proven to be naturally mosquito repella... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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