It ’s the most wonderful fourth dimension of the year ! No , not because it ’s the holiday , but because it ’s the annualQ&A episodehere onLet ’s Argue About Plants . When we put a call out each twelvemonth asking you , our faithful listeners , to send us your most pressing inquiry about plants and gardening , we never recognise what to expect . But boy did you fork up this metre ! We had so many interrogation roll in that we had to create a spreadsheet just to keep track . In today ’s episode we ’ll answer as many of those queries as possible , and in some cases , reach out to our colleagues in horticulture to respond ( because , allow ’s face it , we do n’t know everything ) . melodic phrase in to see if your question — or a question exchangeable to yours — is serve and what we had to say aboutcottage gardensand whether or not you may need therapy because of a flora dependance .
Expert Edgar Guest : Award - winning landscape painting couturier Jay Sifford is the owner of a pattern firm located in Charlotte , North Carolina . He is an author forFine Gardeningmagazine with a new feature out in our January / February 2023 issue,“Designing a Stylized Meadow . ”
Good Vibrations ® Gold juniper ( Juniperushorizontalis‘Hegedus ’ , Zones 3–9 )
Good Vibrations ® Gold juniper wintertime color
A sloping front yard garden , designed by Jay Sifford
Jay Sifford ’s sloped front yard from another slant
‘ Taylor ’ Eastern red cedar ( Juniperus virginiana‘Taylor ’ , Zones 2–9 )
conic white fir ( Abies concolor‘Conica ’ , Zones 3–7 )
Carol ’s gardening style : North American aboriginal plant with a side of annual
Bluestonepatioin Carol ’s garden
Danielle ’s gardening style : mixed border with a compactness on woodies
Fall in Danielle ’s garden
extra links :
A Cottage Garden That ’s Not Chaotic
Defining the New American Cottage Garden
Cottage Garden with a Twist
Designing in Layers
How to Get Rid of Invasive Plants
How to Get Rid of Voles in the Garden
Master the prowess of Transplanting
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