till the ground every day-especially during a very hot, dry spell. (Re: Sherrie from Nixa, Mo) The crust that forms is a shield and holds the moisture in so the plants can get to it. My husband would till the garden everyday if I would let him. He is of the thought that tilling it brings up the moisture so the plant can get to it easier. I said, "EXACTLY! It brings it up and lets it evaporate OUT!" It almost killed him last year to leave the tiller parked but he got over it when the garden didn't die like everyone else's.

neighbors plants? If it kills the ones on your side, it will travel through the root system to the mother plant. How will your neighbor tolerate this since she obviously likes HER plant? I once used brush killer on some extremely invasive Houtinia and it also killed part of the Azalea that it was running in. Hate to admit it but it was worth it to get rid of that stuff!

poinsettia. It is super invasive! We have been pulling up seedlings every spring and summer for about 4 years now and still have them coming up--everywhere!

trained him better) Anyway, grit and small gravels just get pushed around with a swiffer. Actually the swiffer scratches my hardwoods when I try to use it. I have a dust mop with a thick pad that can be taken off and washed in the machine. (Libman from Lowes) It picks up much better than the swiffer. Hope this helps but each to his own.

told as a child that if you put a leaf in your shoes that it was good for arthritis.

large arbor. It has almost taken it over but is just beautiful. The tiny flowers are almost "non-noticable" but they lend fragrance to the entire garden with their gardenia like scent. My plants have grown to at least 15 feet but we just continue to weave them in and out of the arbor and I cut them often for huge flower arrangements. Caution:large thorn like growths on some limbs!

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