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| Smarty Plants Exotic Species March 26, 2004 What Makes an Exotic Species Invasive? (When is a Guest a Pest?) View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on Invasive Plants March 26, 2004 How many plants are invasive? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on Invasive Plants March 26, 2004 How bad are invasive species? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on invasive and exotic plant species March 26, 2004 Where can I go to learn more about invasive and exotic plant species? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on Deer-Resistant Plants March 22, 2004 Do you have a list of Texas plants that are deer resistant? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Low maintenance native plants for sun in Dallas March 22, 2004 What low maintenance ground cover would you recommend for a sunny backyard in Dallas? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| More on bluebonnets March 22, 2004 My Bluebonnets have taken over my flowerbed. Are there plants that can be planted along with Bluebonnets in a flowerbed? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Bird attracting plants in Northeast U.S. March 22, 2004 What plants will attract birds in zone 6 (Northeast) in the spring and early summer? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Bluebonnet Seeds March 20, 2004 Where can I get bulk quantities of Bluebonnet seeds? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Mowing Bluebonnets March 20, 2004 When is it safe to mow Bluebonnets? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Bluebonnets and Texas March 20, 2004 Can I plant Bluebonnets outside of Texas? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Native plant bibliography March 20, 2004 What book do you recommend for identifying the native plants and wildflowers of my region? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Wildflowers of my region March 20, 2004 How can I learn more about the native plants and wildflowers of my region? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Where to buy wildflower seeds March 20, 2004 Where can I buy wildflower seeds? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Central Texas wildflowers March 20, 2004 How do I propagate specific central Texas wildflowers? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant a wildflower garden March 20, 2004 How do I plant a wildflower garden? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Managing Roadsides March 20, 2004 I’d like to plant some wildflowers as part of a community or roadside project. Will you provide the seeds or grant money? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Managing Roadsides March 20, 2004 I’d like to plant some wildflowers along the roadside. What do I need to do? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native plants for my location March 20, 2004 Which native plants would you recommend for my location? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Backyard habitat March 20, 2004 I’d like to start a backyard habitat. How do I begin? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native plant water gardens March 20, 2004 I’d like to have a native plant water garden. How do I begin? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Container Gardening with Native Plants March 20, 2004 I live in an apartment and I’d like to grow native plants. Will they grow in containers? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sale of plants at the Wildflower Center March 20, 2004 Does the Wildflower Center sell plants? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Source for native plants for Austin, TX March 20, 2004 Where can I purchase native plants for my area? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native plant landscaper source in Austin, TX March 20, 2004 Can you recommend a native plant landscaper for my area? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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