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Q: I saw an interesting stackable flowerpot at the store the other day. It showed flowers in the layers, but I was thinking it looked like a way to grow strawberries. A long time ago, my mom had a strawberry flowerpot with holes in the sides. I don't remember getting many strawberries from it, but I think it might be fun to try. Do these really ...Read more

The Garden Guy received quite a few comments and messages from a recent Facebook post picturing a Let’s Dance Sky View hydrangea in partnership with a Pyromania Backdraft red hot poker or torch lily. This prompted me to ask Google to show me photos of hydrangea partnerships or combinations in the landscape.

The results brought back old ...Read more

Q: I received a staghorn fern as a Christmas present. It is on a small wooden board. I don't have any place to hang it. Can I put it in a pot? What kind of soil should I use?

A: Your fern is the most commonly grown of the 18 species of staghorn or elkhorn ferns: Platycerium bifurcatum. All 18 species are called staghorn or elkhorn ferns. They ...Read more

The Garden Guy makes it his charge to keep up with producers from Texas to New York, keeping my fingers on what is happening regarding hot new flowers and creative recipes for baskets, containers and landscape designs. One of my favorites is Rowe Farms in Jacksonville, Texas.

Rowe Farms always starts off their posts saying, “Feeling Blessed,�...Read more

The Green Thumb awards are sponsored by the National Garden Bureau, a nonprofit organization that exists to educate and inspire home gardeners. The winning products were selected based on their uniqueness, technological innovation, ability to solve a gardening problem or provide a gardening opportunity, and potential appeal to gardeners.

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