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| Habitats of pitcher plants October 16, 2005 Where do pitcher plants live? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on forbs October 16, 2005 What kind of plant is a forb? I see the term used frequently in reference to grasses (I think), but I can't figure out exactly what a forb is. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant Care for Plumeria October 15, 2005 I have a plumeria that is getting too tall for my small patio. How I should cut it back and can start the cuttings into new plants? Does the original plant need any special care when it is cut back? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on wisteria October 15, 2005 A friend has a wisteria bush in his yard that was planted around 1950 by his mother. It has yellow blossoms. He has been told many times by people passing by (they stop to look at the plant) that the... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native plants for condo apartments in New York October 14, 2005 Hello, and thank you for this wonderful source of help! We live in Hastings on Hudson, NY in a brick building of 7 condo apartments. Our corner unit has one narrow flower bed out front on the stre... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on fungal attack October 12, 2005 I have three plants that have been getting fungus on their soil and I've tried to get rid of it by scraping it off, watering it less and more sunlight. It's two coleus and a begonia. I don't know... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Possibility of saving hurricane-damaged Umbrella Magnolia October 12, 2005 Our beautiful umbrella magnolia Magnoliaceae Magnolia tripetala was toppled during Hurricane Katrina. We have lifted it back in place, however it looks very distressed. I have the following questions:... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native plants, wildlife hosts for small yard in New Jeersey October 12, 2005 I live in New Jersey & am in the process of changing my yard over to native plants. My yard is very small & I currently have a Kousa dogwood tree that I want to replace with something native. I need... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native and non-native Wandering Jew and Four o Clocks October 10, 2005 I am looking for information on 2 separate plants in my yard. The names that people have given me on what they are is as follows: Wondering Jew Four O'Clock View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native wildflowers and grasses for sunny field in Nashville, TN October 09, 2005 I want to plant wildflowers in a sunny field (old pasture land) in Nashville, Tennessee. I plan on killing the existing weeds and tall grasses with roundup this fall and planting native grasses (wha... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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