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Tips for spring pruning, very important now

Started by Wanda P PBP Admin. Last reply by Wanda P PBP Admin Mar 14. 2 Replies 0 Favorites

Spring is the time to prune woody plants to remove damaged or diseased branches, to rejuvenate old shrubs to promote flowering or improve their shape, or to ensure safety. Yet pruning is a task that daunts gardeners because they're afraid of making…Continue

Tips to get rid of ANTS & MICE , contact Jerry for bug related questions. Jerry doesn't know about gardens but is an expert on bugs ect

Started by Wanda P PBP Admin. Last reply by Wanda P PBP Admin Jul 30, 2012. 10 Replies 1 Favorite

Hi guys,It's tempting to think that cornmeal, grits or other expanding foods will do what you describe but I'm sorry to say it's just an old tale. Ants cannot eat solid food-- take a look at their skinny neck and you'll see why. They do eat solids…Continue

Tags: natural, killing, Ant

Cedar Tree Seedling

Started by Mandy S PBP Admin. Last reply by Mandy S PBP Admin Jul 30, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Favorites

Hello everyone,I got a cedar tree seedling at the California State Fair about 2 weeks ago and I thought it would be fun to share updates on how it grows.As of right now it is just 2ft tall but in about a yr it should be over 5ft tall and once fully…Continue

Wandas Varous Garden Patch!

Started by Wanda P PBP Admin. Last reply by Wanda P PBP Admin Jun 3, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Favorites

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beautiful

Started by sharon wiggins. Last reply by Wanda P PBP Admin Jun 3, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Favorites

wow  wanda  what beautiful flowers  id love to have them in our garden but the plants we have either have to be in hanging baskets  or at high level  kanga tends to poop poop on plants  Bad Boy lol the before and after pics  are just amazing you…Continue

Pics from the garden

Started by Sylviastarling Brown. Last reply by Wanda P PBP Admin Jun 3, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Favorites

A few random pics from my tiny patch in Yorkshire -U.K.

Sal's Corner

Started by Sal Niner. Last reply by Sal Niner May 30, 2011. 6 Replies 0 Favorites

I found this group a couple of days ago and am very glad that I joined.  I've recently gotten into gardening as a very, very casual hobby when I found out that I was able to plant my favorite flower:  the California Poppy.  A photo chronicle of My…Continue

Stink Bug investation

Started by Wanda P PBP Admin May 25, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Favorites

Reports of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) continue to make headlines throughout Illinois. After the first confirmation of this invasive insect was reported in the fall of 2010 in Cook County, additional reports have continued in 2011 in…Continue

Help end the decline of honeybees, bumblebees and other pollinators

Started by Wanda P PBP Admin Apr 10, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Favorites

It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie—or nightmare: millions of honeybees suddenly dying off, their bodies never found. Scientists have named the phenomenon “Colony Collapse Disorder,” but they aren’t united on the reason. Theories…Continue

What to feed your feathered friends.

Started by Wanda P PBP Admin Apr 10, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Favorites

CardinalFeeder placement: Ground or raised trayPreferred feeders: Hopper, Platform, Tubes or Window feederPreferred seeds: Black oil sunflower seed or quality mixed seed (black-oil and striped sunflower seeds, millet and cracked corn)Advertisement…Continue