Flower Garden Planting & Maintenance

bearlyhere_2000 asked:


Grass in the yard got very tall due to my illness has prevented me from trimming and weeding. The grass in the yard went to seed and all the seeds fell in my garden and that has caused grass to grow in my flowers. I have many wonderful plants and don’t want to damage them by digging them up. Also, because of the plants, I can’t spray with a grass and weed killer. Another problem, there are fireant hills in many areas of the flower beds…please help with ideas.

woodbookycjj asked:


There is a picket fence around the garden but the dog are small enough to fit through it. What will repel them? Mothballs don’t work.

Granny asked:


I heard that moth balls work. I haven’t tried it yet. I put some old red onions out in the garden to see if the smell keeps them away, but I haven’t noticed a difference HELP!!

sammycoleman1964 asked:


Just finished digging a 10′ diameter flower garden (Dianthus varities) in our front yard. Uncertain what the
next step should be. Yep, this is a first for me. The soil appears to be in really good shape and removed all weeds and roots. Should I cover the bed with plastic and cut holes then plant the flowers? If so, after the flowers are planted, should I put something (bark perhaps?) on top of the plastic? Will the plastic provide too much moisture and destroy the roots of this particular flower? Do I need to mix potting soil with the dirt in my bed? Again, this is my first flower bed and I need instruction. Do you know anything about this particualr kind of flower? Your responses will be deeply appreciated.

P.S. I dont want to spend a fortune on upkeep. I live in central Kentucky. Thank you.

Liz asked:


I live in Mississippi, I need something that will hold up to the heat.

Ray Ray asked:


Last year, my flower garden had so many weeds, I couldn’t stand it. I heard some where that if you put newspaper down first and then water it and then cover that with mulch, that the newspaper will prevent weeds from growing. Is that true? Is there a certain way you have to do it? Any input would be nice.

Jodi K asked:


I’ve heard of using dog urine to deter rabbits from a flower garden or dog hair but since I have no way of collecting my dogs urine and he doesn’t shed, can I use his droppings to keep rabbits out of my flower gardens?

HC Investigator asked:


I am so confused. I would like to know which type of mulch to buy for my flower garden? I have used what is in my yard to the best of my ability but will need something more. Cypress, Pine, Red Bark…Nuggets? What is best? I have never had to buy it before where I used to live. I am in NW AR if that helps also. Thank you for any advice.
Thank you everyone for your help, I appreciate it and it looks like I’m leaning towards to the shredded cypress unless more suggestions change my mind. And actually I’m in beautiful Arkansas but Arizona is quite lovely as well.

mlcacek asked:


I live in an area that is prone to black widow spiders. My MIL says I need to stay away from the bark mulches because black widows tend to like hanging out in damp, woody places. I want to know if putting bark mulch in my garden would attract black widows, and if so, what other mulches could I use instead.

Citysides asked:


I live in Northern NJ and I am trying to plant some flowers. I don’t even know where to start or when to plant certain flowers. I am looking for deer resistant plants, since there are a real pest here. I was thinking about doing daffodils, Irises, pansies (from seed), geraniums, and I had success with ageratums. Any suggestions on other flowers, and when and how would I plant the above listed flowers.