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    Bamboo for Beginners

    Let's try that again. <a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2222239580036511179YzaUGT"><img src="http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/46998/2222239580036511179S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="Phyllostachys nigra"></a>
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    Bamboo for Beginners

    Here's a picture of some of my Black Bamboo. When it snows, or rains hard, some of it leans over the driveway and has to be cut off. I usually drive under it and cut it while standing in the bed of my truck. Mike http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2222239580036511179YzaUGT
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    What kinds of trees do I have

    I believe the Snowball bush is a viburnam rather than a hydrangea. Mike
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    Japanese Maple

    I think so too. I have raised a lot of them over the years, mostly from seed. I started with a paper sack of maple seeds from a maple collection. I raised the plants and then took seeds from the best and raised them. Now I'm selecting from the best of those.
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    Weeping blue spruce

    mh52, where are you located? I'd just leave it alone. Mike
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    Japanese Maple

    I have several weeping Japanese Maples. Some were obtained at a moving sale. I dug them up and 'moved' them. Most people don't think about selling their plants before moving. I bring it up. When pruning a Japanese Maple I like to prune them up and 'show a little leg'. It works best to show...
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    Rhododendrons

    I grow a lot of Rhododendrons. Usually the cause of leaves just on the tips of the branches is a lack of light. Either limb up the adjacent trees trees or move the rhododendron to a site with more sun. They move easily. Mike
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    Hydrangeas & Soil Conditions

    The soil here is acid so I don't have much to say about turning sweet soil into acid soil. Hydrangeas grow here without much care. They do like a little shade and summer water to keep them from wilting. I usually plant them in a damp, shady spot with drainage. I grow several varieties. Here's...
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    What kind of theme gardens does everyone have?

    Here's that picture I was looking for. I need to be more organized! When I prune again I'm going to make it look like the wind is blowing stronger. Also prune to make it look more high altitude, up near the sub-alpine level.
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    What kind of theme gardens does everyone have?

    In part of my garden I have a giant bonsai, miniature sub-alpine, old growth forest, on a windy rocky ridge. The trees are pruned to show a prevailing wind. Now I know you would like to see a picture of it but, it needs of some pruning. I've had other priorities for awhile. Here's part of it...
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    My Prettie's

    Spider Lily, Is the name of your Azalea 'Captivation'? If so, I have a few. Here's one.
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    Bamboo for Beginners

    I gave some Phyllostachys aurea to my mother in Spokane, Wa., Zone 5. She planted it in a sheltered spot and gave it plenty of summer water. It struggled and barely grew to 4 ft. high and looked pretty ragged all the time. Here in Zone 8 on the other side of the Cascade MTs., A lot of Bamboo...
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    New from Seattle area

    Lyn, Bob explained our climate pretty well. I'd like to add, we have dry summers with relative low humidity. Hot, muggy days are a rarity here. Working outside in the winter when it's cool with high humidity, is warmer than you think. I can get a lot done with temps in the 40's during the...
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    Help w/Morning Glorys

    Common names breed confusion. Ipomoea. Garden variety that you see in garden catalogs. Grandpa Ott is one. Annual. Not a problem. Convolvulus arvensis. Commonly called Field Bindweed. It's a perennial that grows from rhizomes and forms a flat...
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    Spring time in the garden

    Nice garden! Looks like you spend some real quality time in it. Nice looking 'Guard dog'. You should feed her once in awhile though. ;-) I see you're from western Ma. I spent a week there once. Stockbridge. We saw Norman Rockwell's museum and the Botanical garden. Also Red Lion Inn and...


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