Mock strawberry plant

1. I believe I have some mock strawberry on my lawn (see attached) and have spent hours pulling it up by the roots. I have applied a solution of diluted vinegar and am considering placing some cardboard over some areas.…

Dog strangling vine smothering

Hi there, Cold you please advise if I should smother a patch of this weed now or in the spring. I feel like cardboard would disintegrate over the winter and have to be replaced in the spring? It’s at the…

Canada Thistle

My garden is being taken over by Canada Thistle. I have pulled and sprayed and tried planting to crowd them out to no avail. What is the best way to get rid of them?…

severe spring stunting

Hi there, My hot, dry front garden hosts a native perennial wildflower garden. It’s a mix of plants I’ve started from seed or bought from nurseries. It is primarily blackeyed susans, purple bee balm, coreopsis and purple coneflowers. In recent…

Bee gardening

can miscanthus grasses accomodate solitary bee nesting ? i have lots – most of the stems are @3/16″ diameter and full of white ‘pith’ – seems like a lot of fairly stiff digging and how wide is a bee ?…

Native Wildflower Seeds

Hello Master Gardeners, I am a children’s librarian with TPL and aspire to do a seed bomb program involving native wildflower species for school-age children during March Break.  Do you know where I might find a small quantity of several…

Plant ID-My Plant Resembles Elephant Ears

  Can you help identify this plant growing in full sun randomly in different spots of his yard. Zone 8, Texas. Is it a weed or safe as he has a young child who plays in the yard.…

Do you have piper auritum?

Hi, good morning. I’m trying to find the plant piper auritum. By any chance do you have. I really I would like to buy that plant. Thanks so much…