Give me your Landscape questions

[Sirhornsalot]

I'm working on the next Landscape Thread. I'll include a Q&A in this one and thought I'd solicit your questions.

I'm going to introduce a new feature this time around, showcasing some plant selections that are off the beaten path, so to speak.

Let me have them!

 

[caseyjoewalker]

Looking for suggestions for colorful perennials to put in two large flower beds in the Austin area. The beds get very little sunlight through out the course of the day. Your thoughts?

 

[hooked4life]

When should I put on pre-emergent fertilizer on my lawn?

 

[doc longhorn]

I forgot to bring in my Hawaiian Ti plants last night and there was ice all over the leaves the next morning. Will the leaves die now? This will mortally P... me off as we grew these plants from sticks we bought on our last Hawaiian trip.

Mahalo is a no no.

 

[PJB]

What's better: standard chemical fertilizer like Scott's etc or spreading manure over the yard? Or maybe another way to express the question; is the additional work to top dress with manure worth the time and effort?

 

[Bewarre]

What in your opinion is the biggest waists of money at the yard store and or the biggest mistakes you see yard owners do over an over again.

If this is a regional question Im in Austin.

 

[Pancho Negro]

How much do you charge? I want to pay for something for my parents' front yard, but they live in Gainesville.

 

[Embrey]

Is there a time to scalp your yard or is that always bad?

 

[Sirhornsalot]

There are some good questions here guys. I'll put all your questions into my Landscape Thread this evening and post them with answers! Thanks so much!

 

[McQ]

I have some hibiscus that I have let go. They are about 8-10 feet and look like sticks right now. Can I cut them down to three feet? Should I do this now? Also I have a potted triple trunk pygmy palm that that I keep alive during winter by bringing it into the garage. However the garage got pretty cold this winter. Two of the trunks branches no longer have green on them. Are those trunks dead? How long do I need to wait to make sure they are dead?

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Yes, cut the Hibiscus now and three feet is a good height. On the pymies, sounds like they're lost. Won't hurt to give them some time and see if some part of them can rebound.

 

[McQ]

Gracias. Been meaning to ask you about the hibiscus for a long time.