Q:My boyfriend's birthday is coming up and i wanted to get him a bonsai tree since he can't stop talking about them. Where can i buy one at that isn't too expensive? I was thinking maybe the home and gardens section at home depot or something like that. It needs to be a place i can drive to and nothing online.Thank you so much!

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Q:i have lots of horse **** that i went and pick up at the horse farm i was wondering and start to used around my garden is it okay to used the horse **** as for ferterlizer for the flower all flowers cactus,fruits and so

Not until it is composted for a long time and then you may still have oat seeds and other seeds that will germinate and cause a headache if you know what I mean

Q:how do i start a fruit and vegetable garden, my backyard is all grass?

There are several ways. I do it by scoring the turf with my shovel and then digging it up in squares. I dump on bagged topsoil mixed with my compost and then plant away! I use the turf to build walls and berms in other areas of my yard, or I compost it. I have also done another method where I layered wet newspaper, bagged composted cow manure and bark mulch, right on top of the grass, covered it with dark plastic and left it for one year. It made a beautiful 4 X 13 foot flowerbed and that's where I grow my roses.

Q:I am a beginner and am looking at turbo floorplan pro at $120.00and Better Homes and Gardens House design for about $70.00.Is Turbo floorplan better, but overkill?

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Q:I've been getting OK magazine, Oprah, and Better Homes Gardens, and I have never signed up for them!

Someone may have filled out those cards, I wouldn't be surprised if a bill doesn't follow.

Q:(They wanted to put this under Home and Garden/Do it Yourself!!!!!!)

Shut the door. I like my privacy.

Q:I just read in my local paper that tilling the garden every years is NOT a good idea! I have a small community garden which a neighbor dutifully tills for us, does an amazing job, but the article said that too much tilling upsets the eco-system of the soil.Any thoughts and advise on this before we till for spring (we live in Cleveland, OH)

tilling does foul up some stuff..... the microbial activity, (mycorrizhae/mycelium) for one....they're not made for being exposed to air... and like was said, the worms ain't much happy about it either..... now, the big difference between what the farmer does when he tills and what you do in a home garden, is the biggie.... the farmer goes once across the field, right?... whether he has mule/horses or tractor or HUGE monster dealie, it's ONCE across and bingo. he's got furrows..... at home, with the little Mantis tiller or a hand steered motorized tiller, folks tend to go over and over and over the ground till it's nice and soft and crumbly... am I right?.... it's those more than once passes that do the damage...... once you have tilled a bed, like last year when you started that one....you tilled, added ammendments and it should only need turned with the shovel this year.... actually, only where you intend to plant.... just cover the whole area with fresh compost and let the wormies do the 'tilling'.......they'd rather work, eat and poo, than get cut to bits.....

Q:Which pillows will look best w/ blue sofa?

I like the second choice. There is a 'pop' of blue with lots of neutral around it and that would be my choice. It also, though, would have been helpful to know what type of room the couch is in--if the couch is solid blue, what curtains, carpet etc., is, but again, based on your question and the choices--mine is the garden/con

Q:RIP chloe

It means your dog was put down and there was a Raven in the garden when you got home; nothing more. Sorry for your loss, by the way.

Q:I use mushrooms in a lot of my recipes. I'd like to learn how to grow them at home rather than buying them, Does anyone have some good info or links?

they sell kits in the garden centres