Pet Alert – Cocoa bean mulch can be toxic to dogs • 06.13.08

I use mulch in my garden beds, as I’m sure many of my fellow garden readers do as well. I use shredded cedar and sometimes small cedar chips. It sure works well on the garden and looks nice too, but I suppose from a pet point of view that mulch isn’t the best bet. Plus [...]

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Groundcover for sun and shade • 03.29.07

I’ve been asked what kind of perennial flowering plants would grow well on a slope, and at the base of the slope in an area shaded by trees. Groundcovers work well on slopes. If the slope is in a full sun area you could try planting St. John’s Wort (Hypericum), Vinca minor, Ajuga, Verbena, and [...]

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