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Flaxbee

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12. thanks very much. I am a huge fan of xeriscaping (coming from Palm Springs, CA where
Thu Jan 17, 2013, 11:33 PM
Jan 2013

every idiot thinks they need a green lawn) and other forms of native planting.

I'm just, as I say, a complete beginner.

Thanks much for the link.

Your state, like most states, has a Master Gardener program The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #1
+1 for the Master Gardners! Scuba Jan 2013 #3
thanks. I'm not 20 miles from our state arboretum, but I just have no spare time to Flaxbee Jan 2013 #5
You definitely should have a butterfly bush. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #2
Grow plants from the milkweed family (Asclepias). The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #4
OK - same question as above? Do I seek out already-grown/mature plants? Flaxbee Jan 2013 #7
thanks. Definitely will seek them out Flaxbee Jan 2013 #6
Buy a bush. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #8
good to know. Flaxbee Jan 2013 #11
You really only need one, and they grow well. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #15
I usually buy plants rather than seeds. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #9
Because of where you live kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #10
thanks very much. I am a huge fan of xeriscaping (coming from Palm Springs, CA where Flaxbee Jan 2013 #12
i am trying to find time to look into a bee hotel. mopinko Jan 2013 #13
Milkweed and Bee Balm ginnyinWI Jan 2013 #14
I plant and plan butterfly/humming birds gardens for a living Botany Jan 2013 #16
what a wonderful way to make a living. Flaxbee Mar 2013 #20
Hi. bvar22 Jan 2013 #17
hey bvar22, how are things? Flaxbee Mar 2013 #21
I'm a novice too Trascoli Mar 2013 #18
Flaxbee, I grew up in West Virginia and we had several Tanuki Mar 2013 #19
under my picture window is a perennial that looks like BIG forget-me-nots grasswire Mar 2013 #22
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