Nature Hills Gardening Neighborhood

I'm From Louisiana

daisylady — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:39:16 GMT

Hello Everyone....I'm new to this site. I hope we can become friends. I am in zone 8. I love flowers and like getting my hands in the dirt.... Daisy

Thanksgiving

P_Shovel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:41:09 GMT

Thanksgiving is coming! That means everyone sits around a nice warm meal with the family. What are you all preparing for your Thanksgiving feast?

If you are preparing sweet potatoes, you may be pleased to know just one has five times the amount of vitamin A recommended daily. This is info if from the Seasonal Produce guide on saladcenter.com.

What are you all preparing for your Thanksgiving feast?

Hello,Iam from louisiana.........

mrslick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:23:11 GMT

Help to identify a Rose variety,and advice for growing from stem cuttings.

justjospain — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:37:22 GMT

Hi, I am Joanna... I am 46 years young, and dont have a clue about roses!

I bought a house here in Spain,and have a rose bush in the garden that has the most beautiful Roses with THEEEEEEEEEEEE most glorious perfume.

I would like to learn how to propagate it using stem cuttings.

I also want to identify the Rose.

Can anyone please offer me some advice!

What plant is this?

alphawolf — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:26:49 GMT

Very small medium green and cream varigated leaves with flower spikes with one small white flower. Grows in small bush formation. I cannot find a picture of it in any of the online nurseries. Thanks.

Sweet Shirley Roses--where can I buy them?

susan Bruce — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:37:01 GMT

Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows where to obtain the Sweet Shirley Rose--I think it is a tea rose, but I am not sure. I have googled and googled. I am looking for one to plant in memory of a family member. Any other rose with "shirley" in the name would be good, too. Thanks so much! Susan

Ornamental Grasses in containers.

Uripadees — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:36:26 GMT

Hi,

I have three types of ornamental grasses ( fountain, ponytail and silver grass ) and they are in 10" containers. I live in the Pacific northwest and we sometimes have harsh winters. Is it ok to leave them in the containers out in the open or should I protect them? Last year I lost two sedge plants.

Thanks,

Terry

Fall is here!!

P_Shovel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:55:25 GMT

What are some of your favorite fall food flavors? Holiday cooking is also approaching.

How popular is this?

sacback — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:51:12 GMT

I live in a cold climate and I have never seen a roof top garden except for on tv and on the internet. I wonder how far north you can grow these. I think it's a great way for creating more green spaces in cities.

Hi from Florida

omi2five — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:34:12 GMT

I have a question and hope to find an answer here. DH has a Rose of Sharon bush, we have had several years, and this year for the first time has put out 2 long and narrow growths about 12 inches long. Does anyone know what these are. We have never in all the years that we have had it have had this kind of growth. Sure would appreciate any ideas, or information. I have a picture, but can't post here.

Thank you

Arborvitae

Johnrwood — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:08:53 GMT

Seven five foot arborvitae were planted this spring in Indiana clay soil. I don't think I planted too deep and added commercial planter mix with dirt from the hole for fill. I used transplant shock and they were (and have been) watered well. All seven now have brown leaves and look pale in color. They get 8 - 10 hours of sun per day and are lightly sprinkled with 12-12-12 every 3-4 months. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!

apples

Joycemckee — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:17:48 GMT

It's below freezing at night and I don't want to lose my crop of apples. Do I need to pick now or will I be able to let them rippen more before picking?

French Lace Weigela Plant Care

RWiddowson — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:03:11 GMT

In July 2009, I purchased a beautiful French Lace Weigela flowering Bush. It bloomed all summer and with the Fall upon us, I was wondering if anyone has information on how to care or feed this bush through this season and the Winter.

From Worth IL, Zone 5.

Rose Ann Widdowson

Hi from California

fruittree — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:43:21 GMT

Hey yall! I am from California and new to the message boards. In my free time I enjoy spending time working on art and blogging. It's a pleasure meeting all of you.

Hello from Louisiana

unrealface08724 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:42 GMT

Hello all,

Well I am new but have been viewing Nature Hills Nursery for several months now but any who i have made a very large flower bed in my front yard and am now starting to plant some plants mostly evergreens and then wait for spring for some perennials to plant. This flowerbed/garden will mostly be for butterflies/birds. But I do have a question i am going to plant a tree in the front middle and it would be getting full sun all day and everywhere that I went today has said that japanese red maples aren't good for that spot and also I asked if they carried any Serviceberry Trees and they looked at me like i am nuts but my other question is if anyone has experience with Serviceberry trees are they evasive or have pest problems or anything. Well that is all i have for now. And maybe i can post some pictures of it soon. Well have a great day!

Weeping Cherry Roots

jgmorg — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:59:03 GMT

I want to plant a Weeping Cherry in a raised bed. Will the root depth be an issue with the bed walls?

Weeping Cherry Root Depth

jgmorg — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:58:31 GMT

I want to plant a Weeping Cherry in a raised bed. Will the root depth be an issue with the bed walls?

No berries on my pink dog wood

Bobsamuel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:54:07 GMT

New

kygalms45 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:41:43 GMT

Hey to you all! I'm from Kentucky and wanted to say Hi to all.I hope to learn some new things on here.

Blazing Star - Kobold Gayfeather Liatris spicata

Burt — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:09:31 GMT

I purchased the Blazing Star from Nature Hills in July & received what appeared to be a cut back plant with roots; I followed all instructions and to date the plant has not grown but the leaves are still green. I am new to gardening, please tell me if this is normal for this type of plant.

Thanks

Burt

weeping cherry tree

Sally Sinacore — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:53:07 GMT

The cherry tree is approximately 15 years old. It has been doing well all these many years up until 2 years ago when it stopped blooming in the spring. Can anyone help me with this problem? Thank you.

Hibiscus Not Blooming

neverhome03 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:20:45 GMT

Hello I'm "Neverhome" from Central Txs. I'm a real newbie to this site as well as to planting. I have 2 beautiful colored hibiscus - one salmon a single bloom & the 2nd a peach color with what I believe is called a dbl bloom. I purchaced the first one from a clearance rack. It was exposed to frost (Which seldom happen this late in the season) I cut off all of what appeared to be dead or damaged and then replanted it in a nice big pot. The other is in a pot slightly larger than the one it first came in. Each are growing quite nicely as far as leaves & stems. Unfortunately, I can't get either to bloom more than 1 or 2 flowers at a time. The first plant is not even producing many buds to bloom. The smaller one is growing buds but blooms are sparse. What am I doing so wrong. They're both in sunshine, get watered regularly and a monthly feeding. Today I purchased a plant food especially for hibiscus. I haven't used it yet. I'd like to hear some suggestions from anyone who is having good luck with theres or some knowledge they could share with a rookie like me. Thank you in advance.

Caring for raspberries

scablander — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:13:42 GMT

Hi. I am new to this site and new to gardening in general, so will probably have lots of questions in the near future. We live in the channeled scablands of eastern Washington (state). It is semi-arid (about 16 inches of rainfall) and the wind blows often. Any vegetation that is not native requires irrigation to survive. Still, we enjoy our garden and have planted several fruit trees. We hope to have a nice little orchard one of these years, if the deer, elk, gophers and bugs (etc.) leave us anything.

Right now I am trying to figure out what to do with our raspberry canes. The berries have come and gone. Now, the canes that had berries are losing their color and looking a little withered. The newer canes that did not bear fruit this year are looking healthy and are a dark green. I am trying to keep them watered, but am not sure if this is related to water, disease or just the natural cycle. Should I just keep watering? Do I need to cut out or cut back the old growth? Is it perhaps a nutrient issue?

Thanks for your help and for hosting this forum. I have enjoyed reading some of the other discussions. Keep up the good work.

Patio plants

jhnbaker41 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:07:51 GMT

My wife wants to put green plants on our patio that has virtually no sun. We had put ferns that were beautiful on the patio but they died we feel because of lack of sun. She has several medium sized pots next to the door and is looking for plants that will survive little or no sun. What do you suggest? Thanks!

Asparagus and Rhubarb

Plays in dirt — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:18:52 GMT

I'd like to harvest asparagus and rhubarb next spring. Can I get sets for these someplace and plant them now (August/Sept)? I know that each takes a few years before harvesting but are one or two year old plants available now for zone 5?

Thanks to anyone who can help me.

MCKR