Douglas Hunt
Professional | New Smyrna Beach, FLServices: Other
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Appreciating & Propagating Succulents
I am in love with succulents now...I hold them in a "careful" embrace along with my more traditional plantings in my garden. Look at the gorgeous reclaimed wooden planter I put together
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CommentedI'm thinking this may be the year of the succulent. They seem to have exploded in popularity, ...»
Gardening: What is this plant?
I bought these little plants a few years ago in early spring. The leaves were a little bit meaty, but not as thick as a succulent. Over the spring and summer the plants grew huge, with long vine-y parts, but the leaves stayed more or less the same size - no more than an inch or two long. At the very peak of summer they did have a little red flower that came out, one or two of them on each plant. It looked almost like a tiny red daisy.
Anyway, I brought them inside in the fall and ...»
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CommentedI believe MAG is correct that the plant is Dorotheanthus "Mezoo Trailing Red "
Gardening: How to get rid of "creeping Charlie"?
Sometimes referred to as "ground ivy". spreads on runners
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CommentedHere are some additional tips from the University of Wisconsin extension service: ...»
Gardening: What is this??
It is growing beside the road, at my neighbors house. It is growing up into a tree. I think its kind of pretty .. but would like to know what it is first, before I go poking around in it.
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CommentedIt looks like honeysuckle to me. If it is pure white it is probably Lonicera albiflora.
Gardening: Please help tell me what this is called
Can anyone tell me what kind of flower this is, we just bought a home and it was planted in a flowerbed?
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CommentedThat is definitely a crinum.
Gardening: I have a plant that has pink in the middle and yellow around sides.
These plants get a flower first then a large leaved tall plant, beautiful red colors running thru the middle if the green leaf. I starts out with a pink flower and yellow flowers around the sides then next to it it shuts up these tall leaves.
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CommentedThat doesn't sound like a hydrangea to me. If you posted the photo on Facebook you should be ...»
Despite the Whacky Spring Weather......we Are Making Progress
I had the day off and hubby had a "rain" day from his business. With hubby's help I now have materials (dirt, wood chips and black gold a.k.a composted wood chips) inside the garden
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CommentedThose are handsome beds, Jayme. Oh, to be able to go out and pick your own blueberries.
Gardening: Vetch
Does anyone have a solution to ridding my raised beds of vetch ~ it keeps invading my perennials here in southern Maine and the more I try to remove it and its roots, the more that seems to appear. Suggestions, PLEASE!
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CommentedKeep pulling, and pulling.
Beginning to Look Like Spring...
It sure feels like my garden is off to a very slow start. What a Schizophrenic start we have had to the growing season. In just a few short weeks we have had snow, 100 degree temperatures, and a bit of a cold snap.
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CommentedIt looks like your garden is thriving despite what Mother Nature has thrown at it. I love all ...»
Gardening: Plant advice for sloping yard
Hi Everyone, I'm looking for suggestions on plantings for a new old garden bed. Here's the issue: we live in NW Illinois, zone 5, heavy clay, full sun, cold winters. Our backyard was
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CommentedI agree with Marisa that you may need to put in some kind of French drain, or something to ...»