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October 2, 2007
Garden Help
We recently bought a home, and I am in over my head with yard/garden decisions and work. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
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Can you be more specific? What decisions are troubling you? What is your yard like?
Posted by: guest at October 2, 2007 3:27 PM
Season's over. Wait until spring.
Posted by: guest at October 2, 2007 4:36 PM
fall is actually the best time to plant most trees, shrubs, bulbs etc.
you are right on schedule for anything other than annuals and some perenniels, but even those do well being planted now.
get it into the groud in the next 2-3 weeks and your garden will be great come spring.
Posted by: guest at October 2, 2007 4:47 PM
As a general matter, the forums on www.gardenweb.com are a wonderful place to get gardening information. Lots of forums, at least one for almost any question.
me from 3:27 again.
Posted by: guest at October 2, 2007 4:53 PM
I'm doing the garden in the house we recently bought too. The bulk of my planting is happening now, this month in the Fall. 4:47 is right. But you do need a garden plan, Nching, because you'll need to prepare the flowerbeds for the bulbs, and wherever you plant shrubs it should be somewhere you want them to get well established. You don't want to have to move them later on if it can be helped.
Posted by: guest at October 2, 2007 9:54 PM
try www.gardendig.com.
They did a wonderful job on my garden that once looked like a dumping ground. They were reasonable, quick, and clean.
Posted by: guest at October 3, 2007 12:56 AM
Thanks for the suggestions! We want to plant a tree in the front patch of yard, which is a little too big (I can't believe I'm saying that) for what I can maintain. Also, in the back yard, which is like a jungle with multiple vines coming over from both neighbors' yards, I would like to start planning out what I want to see next year. Previous owners chose to put down pea gravel, which I want to replace with flagstone/bluestone. I need someone who can help me on the things I can't do myself and guide me through the things that I can. Does this person/company exist?
Posted by: nching at October 3, 2007 11:43 AM
Try Julie Cummings at Urban Gardener in the South Slope (phone 718-788-2159). She will sit down with you and come up with a workable plan for your space. She will do as much or as little planting and maintenance as you want.
Posted by: zeebee_in_bklyn at October 3, 2007 12:14 PM
Thanks for the recommendations, all!
Posted by: nching at October 3, 2007 2:19 PM
Michele of Gowanus Nursery is wonderful. She has a very interesting collection of plants and has a good color sense but more important she is a real plant person wanting each plant to be happy. She honestly looked for some vacant lots for my invasive meadow rue. You should at least visit her nursery on Summit St. near Columbia, she is a Brooklyn treasure!
Posted by: bergenbabe at October 3, 2007 3:40 PM
Second the recommendation for Gowanus Nursery. They have the best variety of plants anywhere, and they are so personable. I haven't had them do any work in my garden, but I've gotten almost all my plants there. They've given me enormous advice over the past couple years as I've been doing my garden.
Posted by: saturdayrenogirl at October 6, 2007 9:33 AM
another option - depending on the money and time you have. dont feel like you have to tackle your entire yard in one season. start with half of your back yard (the half that's closest to the house). experiment - get a feel for what you like - how much time you'll have to garden, the type of plants that do well, etc. You can cover the other half with mulch - which is pretty and keeps the weeds away - until you decide you want to tackle that section - later in the season or the next year.
Posted by: brooklynborn at October 10, 2007 6:51 PM
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