Hi. I am a bit of an impulse gardener, as in I try to fix pieces of my yard when the impulse grabs me. As a result, my yard is a mess. Some due to ignorance...
Hi Luther, Welcome to the group! We've been sorta quiet lately, perhaps because folks are very busy or because the heat & humidity of late summer sorta...
Hi Luther: Welcome! You reminded me that I have been wanting to ask for help with identification. Does anyone know what this is? I have them in my garden...
It is a hummingbird moth. I used to see them a lot on abelia in our old garden. My friend has them on his butterfly bushes. Pretty neat little creatures. ...
Hi Luther, Your gardening methods sound a bit like mine these days. I try to fit in a few minutes in the garden whenever I can, but it is never as much time as...
Thank you both! It has been bugging me for a week. I thought it was some kind of bee. They really are pretty neat. After googling the pictures online, that...
low maintenance means drought resistant, flood resistant, solutions for reduced weeding times that don't involve heavy mulch (that attracts the termites) but...
Anybody know where I can get just some plain old dirt? Preferably without too much clay? I've got holes and low spots in my lawn and I'm just too cheap to buy...
I noticed a sign for fill dirt at the construction site on Broad Street, West End, right accross Kohl's (where they are putting the huge shopping center.)...
What you are typically going to get as "plain old dirt" is clay or at least a clay loam. Whether it's true top soil or subsoil is anyone's guess, but if a...
There's also a big sign for topsoil across from the parking lot of the new Ukrops/Target shopping center on Forest Hill Ave., near Chippenham. The sign is on...
I recall, years ago, at the Henrico Landfill, there was a compost pile pretty much in a you load it and its yours, but I was under the impression that it was...
I can check that out one day during lunch break. Thanks. ... Street, West End, right accross Kohl's (where they are putting the huge shopping center.) There...
Can't hurt to make a call to your locality's landfill and see if they have a comparable program. ... From: "l_atkinson1410" <l_atkinson1410@...> ... I...
From: http://www.foresthillneighborhood.com/events/plantswap.html Saturday, October 20, 10am-12pm, at the Stone House (Forest Hill Park) Is your garden...
http://www.lewisginter.org/calendar/index.php?eventType=ps Fall Plant Sale Thursday September 13, 2007 to Saturday September 15, 2007 Sept. 13, 1-6 p.m., Sept....
Just one more reminder about the fall plant sale, which started today and goes through Saturday. I'm thinking I want some herbs, so may try to go tomorrow,...
Hello Richmond Gardeners! Happy New Year! (Can't believe it's almost February already!) Yes, it's January and cold and nothing much is growing, so our quiet ...
Reminder from: Richmond_Gardening Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Richmond_Gardening/cal Maymont Flower & Garden Show Thursday February 21, 2008 ...
Richmond_Gardening@ya...
Feb 14, 2008 5:58 pm
400
Reminder from: Richmond_Gardening Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Richmond_Gardening/cal Maymont Flower & Garden Show Thursday February 21, 2008 ...
Richmond_Gardening@ya...
Feb 20, 2008 5:58 pm
401
Hello, quiet gardeners! Spring is technically here, although it doesn't really feel like it today, does it? A month from now we'll be in the thick of spring...
I have used Donald Wharton Tree Service Unlimited a couple of times, after my sister recommended them. They were very good and a lot more reasonable than other...
Anyone thinking about attending this? http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2008/0402/Family/013.html The tour includes Norie Burnett's famous moss garden....
Reminder from: Richmond_Gardening Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Richmond_Gardening/cal Historic Garden Week in Virginia, April 19-27, 2008 ...
Richmond_Gardening@ya...
Apr 12, 2008 4:06 am
406
8am -- on. Great plant sale! 8193 S. Mayfield Lane, Mechanicsville, VA. Many perrenials, bushes, shrubs, etc. All priced reasonably....