It ’s that metre of year again — the much - anticipated listener interrogation - and - result episode . Carol and Danielle bet forward to this special episode ( sometimes TWO episodes ) because it allows them to offer real - life advice concerning the plant and garden - design trouble that are troubling all of you out there in the podcast universe . This sentence , we got a slew of great question via e-mail and societal media , and we ’re going to do our upright to get through as many as potential . The inquiry attempt advice on planting under trees and attracting hummingbirds , and asked for info about what garden tasks we ’re tackling during the dog days of summer . line in to see if we fielded your head , or if someone else ’s problem is something you may have-to doe with to .
Photos for Danielle’s Questions
Cardinal climber ( Ipomoea×sloteri , yearly )
Earlybird ™ Red White columbine ( Aquilegia‘PAS1258484 ’ , Zones 4–9 )
Gatsby Gal ® oakleaf hydrangea ( Hydrangea quercifolia‘Brenhill ’ , Zones 5–9 )

‘ Perry ’s atomic number 79 ’ Norway spruce ( Picea abies‘Perry ’s Gold ’ , Zones 3–9 )
‘ stoplight ’ epimedium ( Epimedium‘Stoplights ’ , Zones 4–9 )
‘ Spanish Flare ’ hellebore ( Helleborus‘Spanish Flare ’ , Zones 4–9 )

Photos for Carol’s Questions
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Cardinal climber.Photo: Seed Savers Exchange

Cardinal climber.Photo: Seed Savers Exchange

Earlybird™ Red White columbine.Photo: Walters Gardens, Inc.

Gatsby Gal®oakleaf hydrangea

‘Perry’s Gold’ Norway spruce

‘Stoplights’ epimedium.Photo: Plant Delights Nursery

‘Spanish Flare’ hellebore

Problem spot where Danielle needs to remove Shasta daisies and replace them with a variegated plant

Forest planting in India using the Miyawaki method.Photo: BemanHerish via Wikimedia Commons

Miyawaki forest nine months after planting. (Clickhereto read an article on the Miyawaki method from the Penn State Extension website.)Photo: BemanHerish via Wikimedia Commons

Northern red oak (Quercis rubra, Zones 4–8), a valuable host plant for many moth and butterfly species. See theseregional plant listsfrom the Xerxes Society.

Reminiscent®Pink rose (Rosa× ‘BOZFRA021’, Zones 4–8). (Clickhereto access FG’s container-gardening project guide.)Photo: courtesy of Proven Winners Color Choice

Deadheaded flowers in Kielian DeWitt’s Montana garden

A recently mulched section of Carol’s garden
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