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cate
in Garden 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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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ps158
in Garden 8 years and 2 months ago
best time of year to do tree work
What’s the best time of year to bring an arborist in to inspect a very, very large tree? And the best time of year to…
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ps158
in Garden 8 years and 2 months ago
grass in backyard questions
We have a typical-sized backyard for an attached townhouse in Brooklyn. Our house is on the South side of the street. We want grass. A…
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