If I were to order a few 4' American hazelnuts over the winter to plant in my garden in the spring, how do I store them in the meantime? Can I safely keep them indoors? My reason for ordering them early is to safeguard against them being sold out later. submitted by /u/nrcx [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello! I'm looking for some advice/ideas for how to manage gravel areas for wildlife without just leaving them to grow over. I moved here couple of years ago, and started trying to make the garden better for wildlife. All the front garden, and some pathways round the back are gravel. Some parts have a membrane under, some don't. Though I've been planting wildflowers and shrubs in the beds and going through the slow process of fighting the lawn into being a meadow, I was planning to leave these gravel areas bare for access. Trouble is, this garden gets a lot of sun and keeping the weeds d ..read more

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Weekly weekend chat over the virtual garden fence; talk about what's happening in your garden, and ask quick questions that may not require their own thread. submitted by /u/AutoModerator [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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After spending way too much money replacing cheap bird feeders that either fall apart or get destroyed by those ninja squirrels, I'm finally ready to invest in something that'll actually last. I live in an area with lots of cardinals, chickadees, and finches, but also an army of determined squirrels that have defeated every "squirrel-proof" feeder I've bought from big box stores. submitted by /u/Spiritual_Concern932 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I was inside, taking this picture through a closed screened window. Instead of obscuring it kind of adds a little pizazz to the pic, IMHO. This mantis was just walking along very slowly. It’s 59F outside. submitted by /u/supershinythings [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Long story short(I hope this is the right place, please tell me if it’s not), I enjoy seeing wild animals or even insects just “appear” naturally in my backyard and I was wondering if there’s anything I could plant that’s native to my area(Middle Tennessee) that could maybe a) help feed deer on their journey to wherever they go b) harbor a variety of insects that just help out with the environment in general The only thing is: I don’t want to attract any deer mice. So I was also wondering if there’s anything I could plant as well to deter their presence near my home. If any other info is requ ..read more

Weekly weekend chat over the virtual garden fence; talk about what's happening in your garden, and ask quick questions that may not require their own thread. submitted by /u/AutoModerator [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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