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Obtaining a list of Texas native plants February 16, 2005 I'm a member of the Lindheimer Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (New Braunfels area) and wanted to get a list of Texas Native Plants for our Chapter to use as our guideline of what is nat... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Pruning a Wafer Ash to make it upright February 11, 2005 How do I trim a Wafer Ash? It lays on the ground. Is that normal? Does it need to be upright? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Pruning time of non-native oleander February 11, 2005 When and how should I trim oleanders that turned brown after our first freeze? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Texas native plants for cemetery site February 09, 2005 I am trying to landscape my mothers gravesite located in far East Texas (just outside of Nacogdoches) and I am looking for some evergreen bushes or any other decorative plants for that area. I am thi... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Sunflower with large, thick, fuzzy leaves February 03, 2005 Hello Smarty Plants: I live in Green Mt. NC and am a Master Gardener Volunteer in Buncombe County (Asheville). In summer several years ago we visited a garden which had a beautiful sunflower with lar... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Smarty Plants on Virginia crownbeard January 29, 2005 I recently moved to the Hill Country and notice some "weeds" that seemed to into explode into ice formations when the temperature first fell below freezing. Can you tell me the name of this plant an... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Skin irritation caused by blanket flower (Gaillardia sp.) January 29, 2005 Could you tell me whether it is the leaves or the spent flower heads, the seed heads, that cause irritation to bare legs after walking through a field of Indian Blankets? Gallardia I believe is the La... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Smarty Plants on plant patents January 28, 2005 How would I go about patenting a plant? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Late winter pruning of native Texas Sage January 27, 2005 I have several Texas Sage bushes that have started to get very woody and have growth only on the top. This seems to have led to a definite listing to one side. Should I trim these to the ground or... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Locating wildflowers for school project in March January 27, 2005 I have been assigned a school project to collect 10 wildflowers by March. I don't see any around to collect this time of year. Do you know where I could find some? I live in San Antonio. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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