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Gardening Advice


You've come looking for gardening advice and you've come to the right place.But there are clear guidelines published right here about what you can expect when you fill out this form.

Please understand that the answers on this site are slow - (there's one of me and a lot of you) and are designed to help build the site out and help you find the information rather than give you immediate advice on critical matters.  You need local help for time-sensitive questions


Landscaping Questions


If you have landscaping questions, then this is the place to ask. 

Please understand that I can only answer a few questions across all my websites every week and it may take some time to get to yours.  While I know yours is important, if it is an emergency I suggest you contact a local resource.

Thanks for understanding


No, General Gardening Questions...


Will NOT be answered on this site.  In other words, if it's a non-landscaping question, it shouild be asked on the relevant pages of the sites found on the lower left hand navigation bar.  Click there and follow the links in those areas to post your question.

General gardening questions will be deleted.

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