there are many types of spirea. It is a small to medium growth woody shrub. It is cold hardy and summer blooming varieties should be pruned almost to the ground (leaving several good growth points but removing excesivelly old and hardened wood) annually, Late winter (feb-mar). you can obviously search for photos and get more info at any number of sites. (Daves garden is user friendly and very informative, make sure you search by common name. and notice the search for plants button is in the middle of the screen and kind of small)

All of the birds that nest in my yard start nesting in the early spring shortly after the last frost. They have finished by April, but I live in the South.

Only one hawk nests around here in the winter.

Still I would imagine in your area like this area birds start nesting shortly after spring arrives. When you see the same bird hanging out at the same place in the morning, that is because she is guarding her nest. When she moves away, her fledglings have gone. When there are no birds just hanging out, that is because they are no longer nesting.

Privet is a tough, resilient, and somewhat invasive shrub that seems almost indestructible. To stop privet from growing, the entire root system must be removed after a herbicide has been applied, and branches and stumps removed.

Trees have numerous uses on roadsides, though it may depend on the density and alignment of the trees in how effective they are for any specific purpose:

1. Aesthetic, trees (generally) look nice. Trees and flowers can have a calming effect on drivers and promote a pleasant work commute for frequent drivers.

2. Wind / Dust / Snow screen. Trees can help break up incoming wind from surrounding areas, this may help prevent some of the problems caused by dust or snow blowing across the road. In areas without trees you may see wind/snow screens (fibrous plastic netting) used to attempt the same thing. Or mixing netting with trees can produce a screen while making it look better than an ugly plastic net by itself, and the trees may also act as additional anchoring points for the screen.

3. Natural drainage and/or soil erosion prevention. Trees will soak up some of the natural water in an area and along with other plants will help keep an area from becoming swampy or smelling bad from sitting pools of water. Or if the water is flowing frequently than the trees can be used to help keep soil anchored in place so that it does not completely erode an area quickly. While trees alone are not enough to keep water from either building up or washing away the soil, they can be used as part of an overall plan at handling water issues in a natural way.

4. Sound screen. If a roadway is near housing, there are really only three options to try and manage the sound levels: Walls, trees or a mixture of both. Depending on how far the housing is from the road and the level of traffic on the road it may be beneficial to reduce noise levels for the comfort of residents. Walls and trees (alone or in combination) are commonly used to help absorb some of the noise levels.

5. Pollution reduction. Cars create carbon dioxide, trees absorb it and turn it back into oxygen. With enough trees a highway's pollution levels can be reduced and help discourage smog from forming in high traffic areas. Some of the smoggiest cities in the world have highways systems that predate the now common practice of adding trees to roadsides during their building process. Cities with the largest density of trees near their roadsides consistently have better scores on air pollution tests. Trees alone will not solve pollution problems, but they are a measurable step in the right direction.

A highway engineer could probably list even more reasons for trees, but the bottom line: they are a helpful attempt at combating several of the drawbacks of building roadsides while also improving the overall look of the area.

Gardenias are sensitive to cold. Since 30 degrees is 2 degrees below freezing, gardenias would need to be covered.

McKinney TX USA

To protect the root or stem.

A child minder, nanny or perhaps a governess.

Assuming you are referring to turf grass and not ornamental grass, there really is no one species that grows faster and taller than others. The key for healthy, growing grass is choosing the right type for your specific climate and site conditions. Basically, turf grass is split into two groups - cool season grasses for the northern half of the country, and warm season grasses for the southern part of the country. Of course, there is some overlapping of the two. Cool season grasses grow quickly in the spring and fall but may fall into dormancy if the summer is particularly hot and dry. Warm season grasses take a bit longer to "green" up in spring and tend to go dormant quicker in the fall; however, they are able to withstand and thrive in summer's heat. For best results, choose grass that will thrive in your climate, soil conditions, and amount of sunlight while employing proper maintenance techniques.

Yes, creeping ivy can grow in Alaska. The forty-ninth state in the United States of America has cold winters, cool autumns, hot summers, and warm springs. The Alaskan environment of intensively developed urban centers such as Anchorage and Juneau and of undeveloped interiors permits the growth of plants whose growing season requires the heat, light, moisture, and nutrients which two or three out of four seasons permit.

I am only 12 .

but i think its because plants grow in soil ,animals eat those plants and then we eat the animals

so my point is if there is no soil were will plants grow where will animals get their food and where will we get our meat when animals are dead

Gasoline is NOT good for a tree.

It would kill it "IF" it is a large enough amount of gasoline poured on a young, small, sick, delicate or sensitive tree.

A large, older tree and a small amount of gas is not a problem.

It depends on all those factors if it would harm or kill a tree. There is potential.

Acidic compost for plants that love acid conditions, like azaleas, rhododendrons, blueberries, camellias, heathers, magnolias--if you've been told to 'acidify the soil' use some ericaceous material, and everything will turn out great! It's apparently primarily a UK term, in the US, just ask for acidic compost/mulching materials.

http://www.uk.gardenweb.com/forums/load/ukgard/msg0312045225513.html

http://www.johninnes.info/ericaceous.htm

http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/invt/182518

Morning glory reproduces by seeds that appear in little fruits that mature and dry out after the flower dies.

Morning glory also can be reproduced by rooting a cutting that has no flowers, buds, or seed pods on it, although this is a much less common way to propagate it, if that's what you're looking for

I guess it depends on the species.

Water trees use the most, look for them at Wal Mart

Whatever you want it to be, as long as the length times the width equals 43,560 square feet. If you want it to be a square, then each side should be approximately 208.71 feet long. If you want a really long but narrow rectangle, you could make it one foot wide and 43,560 feet long. If you wanted it to be a circle, then the diameter of the circle should be about 235.5 feet. Take your pick or use something in between.

Yes you can trim off unwanted branches & limbs to create a Bonsai affect. See google search for juniper bonsai & let that be your guide. HOWEVER, DO NOT TRIM TOP OF BRANCES, these must be finger pruned. You pinch off just alittle of each top branch. This will force growth down INTO THE TREE and thus make the tree much fuller. Cutting the top of the branches stunts tree growth. Look up finger prunning if not sure what to do. Simple procedure once you know how. Have fun. Bonsasi1948, Ted

Animals, controlled burns, hands, herbicides, pruners, shovels, and trowels are ways of removing weeds. Weeds can be displaced by excavating equipment, grazing animals, and persistent treatments of applied weedkillers, monitored fires, and severe trimming.

Maple trees grow very quickly, so literally, it takes very little time for the tree to grow.However, if your intention is to chop it down for wood, then you are looking at 15 years and more.Maple trees are good trees to grow in the colder climates as they are quite resiliant, and in some regions are even considered invasive.

As with any tree, for the trunk to be sturdy and solid, it will need many years.

Gin! The spicy piney taste of gin involves several different spices depending on brand, but juniper is the dominant and necessary one.

Horticulturalist.

you don't really need any education at all to become a landscaper, you just need to know what you are doing, but being a professional landscaper could be a totally different story, not sure maybe you can find some other answers if you were wondering about a profession, sorry if i couldn't help you

Kill Them!

Try sprinkleing the area with moth balls or moth crystals. You could also spray the area with apple bitters or circle the area with cayenne pepper or black pepper or both. If that doesn't work you could string a hot wire all the way around your garden.

A rubble drain is also called a French drain, blind drain, rock drain, drain tile, perimeter drain, land drain or French ditch. They are constructed by digging a step-sided trench, filling the trench with loose stones, and covering the stones with earth.