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What
are the 4-H's?
Win a Rainbird drip irrigation system
or a Rainbird irrigation timer! I have 3 irrigation kits and 5
timers. I'll give them to the first email respondents
who can tell me what the four "H's" of the 4-H Club stand for.
I want a drip kit |
I want a timer
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Q:
Last October, I planted a 5' weeping cherry tree. It hasn't grow an
inch taller. Instead, it has weeped and weeped and weeped. Do I need to
dig it up, or am I just giving it the wrong care? 
Q: What is
happening to my plum tree? It finished bearing plums in July and now
the trunk is a sea of sap! - Judi W.
Q:
This spring some areas of my centipedegrass never greened up. I watered
on my allotted days in the mornings and after work. Now I have these
dead brown areas all over my yard! - Stephen B.
Watering restrictions
make it hard to do the best job but I think you can successfully plant
a fescue lawn this fall. The key is to get good seed-to-soil contact.
Plan on a day of vigorous work! 
Examine
your flower beds for tired out perennials like Shasta daisy, black-eyed
Susan and purple coneflower. You can cut off dead flowers and brown
foliage to neaten the plants for fall.
Perennial bulb native
to Asia. Spider lilies, sometimes referred to as hurricane lilies,
bloom with brilliant red 4-6 inch spider-like flowers atop 18-24 inch
leafless stems at the height of the hurricane season. My lilies are
opening this week just as we're dealing with several hurricanes
simultaneously. 
Rock
gardens are often associated with drier climates similar to those found
in the western U.S. However, it's quite easy to install a rock garden
in wetter climates if you start with the correct soil and choose the
proper plants. They look especially nice on hard to mow slopes. 
Fall is
the best time to plant Encore Azaleas in your garden. Encore Azaleas
bloom in Spring, Summer, and Fall - with 23 varieties that provide
year-round color to any landscape. For additional information visit us
online at 