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psbrown955

in Garden 1 month ago

ISO Bluestone

I’m looking for a few bluestone pavers to finish a patio — pieces that are 12×12 inches or bigger, around 20sq ft total. Happy to…

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countrymouse

in Garden 1 month ago

Fence builder: recommendation

I’m writing to recommend Forrester Fence. They just built a beautiful custom cedar horizontal fence for me, and they really went above and beyond: carefully…

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Putnamdenizen

in Garden 6 months ago

Spotted Lantern Flies are Back

Alas my grape vines are infested (for the second year) with spotted lantern flies. Right now they are the small black nymph stage. I didn’t…

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katiekeating

in Garden 7 months ago

Reco for an arborist

Can anyone recommend an arborist to advise on tree maintenance and trimming? Thanks!

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cate

in Garden 7 months ago

Quarterly garden maintenance

Can anyone recommend a garden service for quarterly maintenance (weeding, pruning, fertilizer, etc.) that works in north or central Brooklyn? What was your experience with…

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austinmsteele

in Garden 8 months ago

What to plant around sidewalk Tree Bed?

Anyone have recommendations for what to plant around our sidewalk tree bed? Ideally something that is hearty and doesn’t need care and will last year…

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rebecca3green

in Garden 8 months ago

ISO Gardening Advice

Hi everyone! I moved into an apt with a HUGE, extremely overgrown backyard a year ago. It was infested with mosquitos over the summer and…

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emilybk

in Garden 8 months ago

Favorite Spring Plants

Hello! I’m starting a mini gardens on my roof top. What are some veggies and herbs you have had luck with during the spring/summer? I…

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asimplenoise

in Garden 8 years and 8 months ago

shrub trimming

We installed about 15 bushes and trees (all less than 5ft tall) last summer and want to give them a haircut as they’ve grown at…

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guest4

in Garden 8 years and 8 months ago

Compost tumbler give away (UWS)

We’ve been dropping off our compost at the greenmarket instead of composting at home. We are looking to give our compost tumbler to a new…

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