Q. I am working on a mostly native garden at our property in Mason County, WA and I am trying to locate some CA Bay Laurel trees/shrubs to plant in fairly deep shaded areas. Do you have any suggestions as where I might look for these plants? Thanks for your help, Bernie Perez – Tacoma,…
Month: October 2005
Will Horses Eat Pampas Grass
Q. I want to plant Pampas Grass along a fence line. We have problems with our neighbor’s horses eating any plants we plant. We do not want to close our property in with a fence, so we are looking for vegetation that will help. Will horses eat Pampas Grass? Any help you can give will…
Light Levels Necessary for Indoor Bamboo
Q. I am a landscape architect working on a new building in Los Angeles. The owner wants to put bamboo such as Bambusa vulgaris in the lobby, which has 25′ glass windows on 2 sides and 10 foot-candles of light from the ceiling. What type of additional lighting would you recommend for the bamboo and…
Jelly Like Stuff on Vine Maples
Q. One of our vine maples has some sort of jelly-like, slimy stuff (like small jelly fish found dead on a beach!) on the ground around the roots. What might that be? We too are having different success with vine maples on different parts of our land, and are grateful for your suggestion in a…
Caring for Asian Pear Trees
Q. When our tree first blossomed and started leafing out, we thought it was an apple tree. The fruit started developing but looked a bit odd for apples. Finally found out it was an Asian Pear. Last fall the waterspouts and crossover limbs were removed. There were lots of blossoms but little fruit this year….