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Wildflowers for Partial Sun in East Texas July 11, 2016 I need the name of wildflowers that will tolerate partial sun and perscribe burns in East Texas (Huntsville area) pine plantations. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Drought Resistant Privacy Screen for North Side of Austin Texas House July 10, 2016 We live in the densely populated Mueller development, where there's barely 3 feet from our home to the 6 foot high privacy fence between us and the house next door. Since the houses are 2 stories, we ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Plants for a moist, shady spot in central Texas July 08, 2016 I am looking for a plant that will grow in almost full shade with plenty of moisture along a fence. We are looking at putting down some flagstone with possibly some moss growing in between, but we don... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Spacing for a Desert Willow Tree in California July 07, 2016 How close to a house can I plant a desert willow tree? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Will Echinacea outgrow Spanish Needle? July 07, 2016 I'd like to plant some Echinacea in an area where Spanish Needle has been growing. I've pulled up the old plants, but I know there's seed there, actually everywhere in my yard! Is there any variety ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Building a Rain Garden in Dallas July 07, 2016 We are designing a rain garden to catch overflow from two large rain cisterns. We need it to be filled with plants that can live with dry and wet conditions. The garden is about 500 to 1,000 square ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Removing Old Poison Ivy Vines from Pecan Trees July 07, 2016 I am in the process of cleaning up a creek bank that has very old pecan trees on it. The pecan trees have large poison ivy vines growing up the trunks. We cut one vine and when it died and fell from ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Lindheimer's Muhly Grass Seeds for Human Use? July 07, 2016 Does anyone know if Lindheimer's Muhly seeds were ever used as human food source? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
Native Texas Trees from Seed for Fence Line July 07, 2016 My parents have an unirrigated fence line on their property that they want to grow evergreen screening plants along. Given the difficulty of establishing nursery grown plants in such an unirrigated a... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
When to See Wisconsin Wildflowers Blooming? July 07, 2016 When is the best time for Southern Wisconsin wildflower blooming? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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