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Rich Bishop commented on Parisean's blog post 'Mulch to keep down weeds'

No, they just smother the seeds and make it tough for them to emerge. Grass clippings do add nitrogen and do all the other things that a good organic mulch does.

Dec 28, 2011

Rich Bishop commented on Parisean's blog post 'Mulch to keep down weeds'

My favorite mulch is grass clippings. As long as you spread them only about 3" or less thick, so they dry and don't rot and smell, they do great. I've been using grass clippings for years.

Dec 28, 2011

Rich Bishop replied to Wendy Hime's discussion 'Houseplant with silky green and pink leaves, thorny stem' in the group Name This Plant, Flower, Bush, Tree...???

It's a Pereskia, an early form of cactus. Gets to be a large shrub or tree where it's from-it'll get big in a pot, too. It will probably go dormant and lose most or all of it's…

Nov 10, 2011

Rich Bishop commented on Garden-Share's group 'Cactus & Succulents'

Carole, those Pachypodiums you have that are struggling may be because you aren't watering them enough. When they are leafed out and growing they like frequent water, in well draining soil, of course. When they…

Nov 4, 2011

Rich Bishop commented on Amy Waskiweicz (LI, NY, USA, 7a)'s blog post 'Moving Things Around'

I like what you're doing. You've kept a succession of bloom with the daisies and the agastaches.

Oct 18, 2011

Rich Bishop replied to Janet Ruth Baron's discussion 'Can most annuals overwinter as house plants?' in the group Annuals

These plants are not technically 'annuals'. In the tropics, where they originate, they are like small shrubs. The Victorian English used them as mass bedding plants for the summer and then turned them under…

Oct 18, 2011

Rich Bishop replied to Connie Volkman's discussion 'Succulents' in the group Cactus & Succulents

I agree with Freddy, and keep them on the dry side for the winter, especially they don't get any direct sun. Let them shrivel up a bit and shrink. If it gets too much, probably by mid Jan, give them a…

Oct 10, 2011

Rich Bishop and margaret woody are now friends Sep 26, 2011

Rich Bishop replied to kim's discussion 'alliums' in the group Perennials

Yes, all of those tall aflatuense ones do great in heavier soils. Globemaster, Purple Sensation, Gladiator, etc. There are about a dozen of them in Brent and Becky's bulb…

Sep 11, 2011

Rich Bishop commented on Beth M Z6/Pa's group 'Name This Plant, Flower, Bush, Tree...???'

Arabis ferdinandi-coburgii 'Variegata'. Big name for such a small plant. Blooms in the spring with a few white flowers. Doesn't put on a big show like other Arabis, but looks cool…

Aug 28, 2011

Rich Bishop commented on margaret woody's blog post 'to pinch or not'

I never trim off the dead flowers and they keep blooming and blooming.

Aug 20, 2011

Rich Bishop commented on Garden-Share's group 'Rock Gardens'

My understanding of breeze is like pea gravel but has a wider particle size distribution, whereas pea gravel particles are all about the same size. I think squeegee is like breeze. Yes, it will work and I've used it, and I found that it dries…

Aug 20, 2011

Rich Bishop replied to Jennifer Simpson z5OH's discussion 'Shrub, seen in TN, southeast of Knoxville, planted in rows at an old farm/homestead in the Smokies.' in the group Name This Plant, Flower, Bush, Tree...???

Myrtle or Boxwood. If there's a few blue/black berries-myrtle. \

Aug 18, 2011

Rich Bishop commented on Kimberly Judson's group 'Beginner's Corner'

Yes, yes, and yes. The yellow ones, like 'Moonshine', that have the big "dinner plate" flowers are clumpers, the rest of them, like 'Paprika' and the other colors will run if it gets lots of…

Aug 13, 2011

Rich Bishop commented on Kimberly Judson's group 'Beginner's Corner'

Yes, Cathy, it is one of the running kind.

Aug 13, 2011

Rich Bishop replied to Robin zone 5's discussion 'Daisy like flower with lg odd shaped leaves.' in the group Name This Plant, Flower, Bush, Tree...???

Looks like one of them Compass Plants, Silphium. There are a few species native to the central US. It's probably one of those. The cut leaf is very distinctive. Great plant if you want…

Jul 30, 2011

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Which category best describes you?: Landscape Service Provider

Skill level: Expert

What kind of gardening do you like to do?: I do fine gardening for homeowners that can appreciate great horticulture

How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?: Winter-1hr, summer-30 hrs

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Hi Rich-Welcome to GI i have 3 groups "iris, my new love" "Sage Gardening Tips" & "Handicap Gardening" You and I share the love of Double Delight rose.
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