I have two flower beds in my front yard with shrubs covered in mulch. I continually get grass growing in them and need to remove it.
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What is the best way to remove grass from my flower bed?
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Tagged bed, flower, flower bed, flower beds, front yard, grass, mulch, shrubs, way, yard
Best way to grow basil in a pot?
Help! I have always had a herb garden (planted in the earth). This year we have just moved to a home with a very tiny yard (we’re on the golf course and they seem to frown on us planting on the greens… lol). I have filled the flower beds around the house too full of blooming things to have any room for herbs. Sooo, I planted loads of terracotta pots and placed them on the back terrace. All the herbs are doing great except for the Basil. It’s dying!! Any suggestions as to how I can help it along? It gets full sun, isn’t over or under watered, and is planted in miracle grow potting soil. I’ve always had basil flourish- this is vexing! Thanks in advance for the help.
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Tagged basil, earth, flower beds, garden, Golf, golf course, greens, herb, herb garden, herbs, home, miracle grow potting soil, pot, sun, terracotta pots, thanks in advance, tiny yard, way, yard, year
how do i grow a flower??
do i need special soil? ive been trying for months.at 1st i used dirt out of my yard,& it was growing,but it would always grow an inch then die.but now im using gardening soil & nothing is sprouting up.aggh.please tell me how to grow this thing. 
Could you guess at what this flower is called?
I’m not sure. I’d really like to find out. It was growing in the garden in my front yard (in West Virginia) over the summer. It had a dark purple, spikey bulb thing on top with leaves around the bottom of the bulb. I can’t really remember if they were poking outward or wrapping around it..
It was a really sturdy flower with a thick stem. It smelled nice too. Personally, I thought it smelled like grapes. Idk how relevent that would be though.
Thanks for any help.<3
It's not lavender. This just has one bulb that's about the size and shape of a large strawberry.
There were like 3 seperate pointed parts to each leaf, as I recall.
The bulb wasn't made up of little seperate flowers. It was one solid thing. But not actually "solid". It could be easily ripped apart.
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Tagged bottom, bulb, flower, front yard, garden, leaves, spikey, summer, thing, west virginia, yard
How do I prepare soil before planting bulbs?
I haven’t had good luck when planting bulbs. The green leaves would grow. But I don’t get many flowers and when I do, they only last a few days. Sometimes I get buds that die before they bloom. My yard is semi-shaded. I live in Eastern North Carolina. Do I need to fertilize or do something to my soil?
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How do I clean and use the extra dirt in my yard for a planter box?
I have lots of etra dirt in my yard and would like to use it. However it is overgrown with weeds and grass. Is there a way to clean it and make it frieldy to use for flowers in a planter. I already tired to rototill it and used a grass and weed killer, but the grass and weeds grew back.
i have a large planter box to fill it is 5 feet by 40 feet and 1 foot high. I need a lot of dirt. I would really like to use the etra dirt in my yard that is just taking up space
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I am looking to grow my own culinary herbs….?
I have a large flower garden in my back yard which I have Lilies planted in. However one large protion of the bed is empty. I was wondering if this would be a good spot to plant some culinary herbs? It only gets sun from sunrise to about 1pm. Would that be ok? I would grow them indoors but my cats would eat them up.
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Tagged back yard, bed, cats, culinary herbs, flower, flower garden, garden, lilies, protion, spot, sun, Sunrise, yard
What flowers would grow best for North Texas??
I live in North Texas around the Dallas/Fort Worth area and I can’t get any flowers to grow good. Either they need shade but it’s too hot or they need sun but our yard is kind of shaded. What is a good flower that will live and preferably are annuals.
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Tagged area, Dallas, flower, flowers, Fort Worth, kind, North Texas, shade, sun, yard
What is the meaning of sticking a toilet in your front yard?
A few people around my area “Iowa in United States” have been placing toilets in their front yard. Some grow flowers in them. This all started before 9/11. I have never really understood or heard the meaning of it.
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Tagged area, flowers, front yard, Iowa, meaning, toilet, toilets, united states, yard
i need to know the grow zones of the jasmine flower?
so where is it grown, and what is the perfect growing environment/conditions? and will it be able to grow in a residential yard in northern california? thanks…and any other information you know
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Tagged California, ENVIRONMENT, flower, information, Jasmine, jasmine flower, northern california, yard