digging frozen ground
I’m want a trellis fence across east to west and grow plants up it I would like the flowers facing north but will they face south towards the sun .
This will depend on the flowers that you intend to use. Unfortunately, most are heliotropic and will follow the path of the sun, or stay roughly South.
Hi. Need some advice. I have a new build large corner front garden in the uk. I want to create a slope to create a large boulder rockery with conifers of differing sizes and other green plants. My question I have been putting stubs of grass from other places face down to raise the corner. What else do you recommend? Thanks Vincent, Liverpool, uk
Soil and stones will be really helpful in raising an area. Grass will decompose and leave you right back where you started as far as soil level goes.
A photo will help me to see what is going on, but usually if you want to fill an area or raise the level you will do this with soil, or filler rock.
For some time now my whole yard front and back has been invaded by this green stuff (is it moss??) all over. At first I thought it was due to the humidity caused by the rains during the summer season, but even when it stopped raining and the sun is really hot it doesn't go away. Is it killing my plants?? I see it on the trunk of my trees, on the trunk of the palms too, and on all the branches of my hedges. I have various types hedges, variegated arboricola, Gold-green dusted crotons, and others i don't know their names. But my arboricola is losing leaves and so are the others, They just don't seem as full as before even though we take care of them and fertilize them etc. Could this be the cause??
This is Lichen. It really is not harmful to your trees or plants but rather a result of growing conditions.
These links will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/treatment-tree-lichen.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen
I planted and started perennials from seed indoors. Do I need to transition slowly to the outdoors before planting or plant outdoors from indoor containers in one step?
Well, it is best to acclimate plants to the outside world before planting, but this really depends on the species of plants. Many are hardy enough to be ok without acclimatization, but some are not.
Tree roots, dry ground are additional considerations.
Something to consider will be that planting around tree roots is very difficult. There is another way to go about this, though. Using a layer of mulch around the tree, so long as it isn't crowding the tree base, can get around needing to compete with tree roots. They will grow through the mulch or soil instead. In this way, you have many more options for plants, since they won't be needing access to the actual soil underneath. This article will give you more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fgen/gardening-around-tree-roots.htm
I have a French drain beside the area but the rain comes fast and hard and floats away the wood chips that I thought would help. I don't grow anything there just keep the weeds out. Would big rocks help? I would say the area is about 20' long and about 5' wide with the tree centered in the middle that is very tall.
It can help some, but there might be a need for an additional drain in the area, but you will have to be mindful of the roots. You will not want to damage these.